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Why Offshore Banking is Underutilised
There are many myths about international banking, and a stigma attached to the phrase ‘offshore banking’. Both can conjure stories of illicit financial activities on small islands and neutral, private banking institutions with renegade accounting tactics not condoned by reputable jurisdictions. These misconceptions sometimes arise out of context from extreme legal cases. Definition: A tax…
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Offshore Bank Certificate of Deposit (CD)
What is a CD? A CD (Certificate of Deposit) is a savings account which is characterized by fixed term borrowing, fixed interest rates and a relatively high interest rate. Insured by the FDIC (or NCUA for credit unions), CDs are often the investment choice for savers who are risk averse and like to plan carefully…
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Total World Wealth
The Credit Suisse Research Institute publishes the Global Wealth Report (world wealth), which finds that the global wealth currently held by 4.4 billion adults has increased 72% since 2000 to reach USD 195 trillion. Driven by robust economic expansion in the emerging markets, the institute estimates that global wealth will grow 61% to USD 315…
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Blind Confidence in Big Banks
Many equity investors are often seen as naive optimists or gamblers in the stock market and a class of investor that is easily panicked when bad financial or political news makes headlines. The days of the dot.com bonanza, when the average investor was content to accept higher risk to obtain a compound return of 20…
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The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Up 1.73% in October
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) rebounded from September losses to start the fourth quarter up 1.73%. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co., LLC, said, “The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index was up 1.73% in October, marking…
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Weekly Gold Report 11/11
DECEMBER GOLD SETTLES $28.50 HIGHER TODAY and settles at $1788.10 for the week Today’s gold market ended the week strong after selling off the past two sessions. This week produced a $65.80 trading range as the week’s economic data had traders liquidating long positions after failing to break through the $1805.00 resistance level and failing…
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