Category: Offshore Company
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StartEngine Put’s the Pedal to the Metal
StarEngine Launches Innovative “Refer and Earn” Contest: Winner Earns Up to $40,000 Cash and an Elio Car LOS ANGELES – StartEngine, the leader in Online Public Offerings, today announced the launch of its innovative investor referral competition. Starting September 27th, the first person to refer the most investors who join StartEngine by December 31st, 2016 will win a…
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Despite global offshore financial market growth slowing in 2015, political and economic unrest will keep the industry afloat
London – 6 September 2016 – While 2015 was a weak year for the global offshore financial market, with growth slowing to 1.6% over the previous year, there are notable differences between offshore centers and their propositions and performances, and wealth managers need to understand these differences to service customers more effectively, according to financial…
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Sun Life Financial to acquire pension business of FWD Hong Kong
Will strengthen Sun Life Financials’ position in the Hong Kong pension market TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) announced today that Sun Life Hong Kong Limited (“Sun Life HK”) will acquire the pension business of FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (“FWD”), consisting of Mandatory Provident Fund…
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How to Structure Capital Offshore
Structure Capital Offshore – The Only Tax Rules Compliant and Double Tax Agreements Non-Reporting and Excluded Account The pension regime is very important internationally and one thing the OECD organization has done amazingly well is Double Tax Agreements. They have come out with an amendment to the OECD model double tax agreement that introduces a…
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Opportunity for the 402b is Now!
The real opportunity for the 402b is to be a start-up company plan in which the management and staff are all participating. The structure would hold the stock of the employees/management, would be pre-tax, and would be funded initially out of monthly employee contributions, and eventually out of performance-related options, grants or company matching payments…
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Panama Papers Antidote
Panama Papers Antidote – Business Ownership Overseas There is a misunderstanding as to what type of businesses the U.S. provides tax deferral overseas. Is it a trading company or a company dealing in capital overseas? The fact is that the U.S. provides tax deferral on overseas trading businesses but not on overseas firms dealing in…
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Invest Offshore in Brazil
I’m often asked about the process of opening a business or buying property in Brazil, after-all I’ve been living here a dozen years. I think the banking systems work well and for the most part it’s simple. My best advice for anyone planning on doing business here in Brazil, is to have a good attorney…
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Ajman International Business Companies (IBC)
In this post FATCA world, setting up an International Business Company (IBC) has changed significantly. It’s now become much more difficult to open a bank account for your new company, and if your business needs to drop-ship products, there are even more hurdles to jump. The fact of the matter is, in most of the jurisdictions…
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What if You Could Cash Out of Your Business and Maintain Ownership?
Scott Ford, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Wealth Management Group Is your business your largest asset? A 2014 CNBC study revealed that most small business owners have 70% of their wealth invested in their businesses, with 20% of owners having over 80% tied up in their firm. What if you could take considerable cash from…