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Tag: Cayman Islands

  • Offshore Tax Havens and the Great Witch Hunt

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    Many professionals working in the offshore financial services industry are asking the question; when will the tax inquisition end? Most of them understand that as long as there’s more than one currency in the world, and while over two thirds of the collective surplus cash supply is parked in so called tax havens, there will…

  • Cayman Funds and the Seven Deadly Myths of FATCA

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    It is quite a human trait to live in a state of suspended disbelief – when the news is just too bad to absorb, or when the consequences of an action are too much to contemplate. Response to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), it seems, is one of suspended disbelief by some in…

  • An American in Paris (or Shanghai or Tel Aviv) – Part 3

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    How to retain your account in a Foreign Financial Institution A. Overview In my last installment, I discussed the benefits of a private placement insurance contract (life insurance or annuity) issued by a life insurer domiciled in Puerto Rico – Isla del Encanto – for Americans living overseas. Aside from providing tax-advantages, the Puerto Rican…

  • Asset protection trusts and offshore investment

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    When discussing asset protection and offshore investments, the most widely known legal device for offshore planning or investment is an asset protection trust. Asset protection trusts resemble a typical trust as it legally exists in the United States only it’s located in a trust-friendly jurisdiction like the Cook Islands or the Bahamas. Certain jurisdictions (like…

  • Cayman 8 points ahead of Guernsey in Banker magazine’s International Financial Centre survey

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    A survey by The Banker magazine shows that the Cayman Islands can hold their own against international standards relating to service or regulation. For the third time in a row, The Banker magazine’s 2011 International Financial Centre (IFC) survey has awarded the top spot to the Cayman Islands in the Specialized Financial Centre category, besting…

  • Offshore Company Guide for Cayman Islands

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    When you want to invest in the Cayman Islands, the place that you should be contacting is the Chamber of Commerce, as this is the best center to get any kind of business related information. This island has been a favorite spot for most business ventures for a long time now, since it has many…

  • Cayman Island Offshore Company Guide

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    When you want to invest in the Cayman Islands, the place that you should be contacting is the Chamber of Commerce, as this is the best center to get any kind of business related information. This island has been a favorite spot for most business ventures for a long time now, since it has many…

  • Hedge Funds Increase Use of Unit Trusts

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    Favorite Vehicle of Japanese Investors Expands to New Markets, Says Walkers GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choice for investment managers, financial organizations, and international law firms, said today that hedge fund managers are increasing their use of unit trusts in structuring hedge funds. While these…

  • British Tax Police Look Hard at Hedge Funds

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    In a clear sign that United Kingdom tax authorities are keen to crack down on the tax practices of high-rolling hedge funds, GLG Partners Services Ltd., a Cayman Islands entity that distributes hedge funds run by GLG Partners LP, has settled a probe by British tax officials. Busted by the British Tax Police. Hedge funds,…