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  • CISX Reveals Increased Interest In REIT Listings

    It emerged this week that the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) has experienced significant interest from tax advisers and fund management companies in using the CISX for the listing of UK REITs when they are introduced next year. The flow of enquiries about the potential for listing REITs was one of a number of recent…

  • Futures contracts or commodity companies?

    As the current secular bull market in commodities enters the next phase of its life, it is worth reflecting on the different ways to play the market. There are, in essence, 3 distinct possibilities to enhance your portfolio with commodities plays: 1) Invest in futures contracts, 2) invest in companies that are involved with mining,…

  • Offshore Investors Beat EU Directive to Avoid Tax

    Tens of thousands of investors with money tied up in offshore financial centres have been successfully exploiting loopholes in the new EU savings directive to avoid tax. Only €100m (£69m) was raised by Switzerland in the first six months of the new law’s operation. Over the same period, Jersey raised just £9m and Guernsey just…

  • Has Mexico turned the corner?

    After centuries of lagging behind, Mexico seems to be headed on the right track, especially with the recent election of Felipe Calderon. Has Mexico set the foundation for its return to greatness? In the grand history of civilization, the case of the United States vs. Mexico is one of the most prime examples of how…

  • Cayman Hedge Funds Are Unstoppable

    The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announced this week that the islands’ hedge fund sector is continuing to boom, with an additional 665 funds having registered in the first five months of the year. Cayman Hedge Funds Are Unstoppable. The years 2004 saw a record 1,405 funds acquiring registration, and 2005 was almost as good.…

  • Jersey’s Finance Sector Roars Ahead

    Jersey’s fund sector grew by a stunning 50% in the last year and now services more than 1,000 funds with net asset value of GBP156 billion, reports Jersey Finance. The key highlights across all sectors are as follows: Bank deposits increased by GBP3.3 billion (1.8%) to £188 billion over the first quarter of 2006. The…

  • Nations Sign Hague Securities Convention

    The United States and Switzerland signed on to an international treaty Wednesday intended to clarify what country’s laws should govern in cross-border business deals with stocks, bonds or other securities. The two were the first to sign, but The European Commission advised EU members Wednesday to adopt the treaty, known as the Hague Securities Convention.…

  • EU Tax on Offshore Savings Falls Flat

    Europe’s 14-year struggle to tax its citizens’ offshore savings has flopped, after investors in countries such as Switzerland and Luxembourg exploited loopholes in a controversial savings law. In the first six months of the law’s operation, Switzerland ­ the world’s leading offshore financial centre ­ raised only €100m in withholding taxes on the vast savings…

  • Currency ETFs

    This week, Rydex introduced 6 new ETFs that will enable more investors to become involved in the ever expanding currency markets. Following the popularity of the Rydex Euro Currency Trust (NYSE: FXE) the company has launched ETFs that track the performance of the British pound (FXB), the Canadian dollar (FXC), the Mexican peso (FXM), the…

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