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  • Gibraltar flies the flag for its own stock market

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    Gibraltar, the sunny British territory famed for its imposing Rock and Barbary Apes, is in talks to create its own stock exchange.The exchange, which would be called GibEx, was dreamt up by local law firm Hassans and Austrian-based bank Medici. They are outlining plans to the authorities and the business community to create a trading…

  • Offshore assets rise

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    Johannesburg – South African investors channelled R2.5bn into offshore collective investments (offshore assets) in the March quarter with total assets of these foreign currency denominated funds reaching R70.3bn, the Association of Collective Investments (ACI) said on Tuesday. The net inflows into the 347 foreign funds was nearly double the previous quarter’s R1.3bn, with the bulk…

  • Find safer returns overseas

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    With risks mounting in U.S. markets, foreign investments look more attractive By Jeff Brown Stock market investors are enjoying a good run this year, but there’s still plenty to worry about. What if the economy cools, the Fed keeps pushing interest rates up or corporate earnings disappoint? Isn’t there a way to get stock market…

  • Savvy Investors Outflank Europe’s Tax Snoopers

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    It has been reported in the Swiss media that revenues generated by the transitional withholding tax on Swiss savings and investments under the European Savings Directive are far below expectations, suggesting that investors have easily manoeuvred their assets into places where the directive cannot reach. Roland Reding, a tax expert at accounting firm KPMG, told…

  • Tax Breaks Attract Investors To Brazilian Investment Funds

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    Tax breaks and high levels of interest rates helped Brazilian investment funds attract a record 39.9 billion Brazilian reals ($18.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2006, the National Investment Banks Association (Anbid) reported last week. Fixed-income funds led the way in attracting new investors, pulling in a net BRL16.7 billion during the first three…

  • Invest offshore in ETF’s

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    QUESTION: What are the tax implications for an american citizen of buying exchange traded funds in another currency in an offshore account? REPLY: According to MSN Money Central, an exchange traded fund (ETF) is essentially an index fund. As such they would be treated as mutual funds by the IRS. Those that are available through…

  • Trust in Asian REITs

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    Trust Company of Australia (Trust) has unveiled plans to expand into the Asian market by opening offices in both Hong Kong and Singapore in a move to becoming a trustee of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Trust managing director, Jonathan Sweeney, said the move comes on the back of strong results after Trust redirected the…

  • China issues rules on offshore investing

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    SHANGHAI, China – China’s banking regulators on Tuesday issued rules for commercial banks to invest client funds offshore, an important step toward opening up the country’s tightly controlled foreign exchange regime. The regulations, which take effect immediately, are meant to widen the investment options available to institutional and individual investors, allowing them to diversify their…

  • Certificates of Deposit, What are Certificates of Deposit or CD’s?

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    ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, April 16, 2006 – Much has been written lately about the subject of Certificates of Deposit. A certificate of deposit is a very powerful investment tool but, some are kept away because it all seems a bit to good to be true. What are Certificates of Deposit? In simplified terms…

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