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  • Her Majesty’s Overview of the Offshore Investment Market

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    Despite the term ‘offshore investment’ being widely used in policy and political discourse to describe the investment of capital outside an investor’s jurisdiction of residence, representatives of banks were keen to point out that it is a very broad term open to different interpretations. Indeed, during many of the qualitative interviews conducted with representatives of…

  • Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT)

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    Nasir Zubairi: Appointed CEO of the LHoFT The Luxembourg government and its partners are pleased to announce the appointment of Nasir Zubairi as CEO of the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT). The LHoFT is a new and exciting public-private sector initiative that will be dedicated to advancing Luxembourg’s fintech ambition. Its founding private sector…

  • Skipton International is investing for the future

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    Skipton International is to implement a new banking service and replace its core banking system for offshore savings customers. [box type=”tick” size=”large” style=”rounded” border=”full”]The new secure online portal, planned to launch in late 2017, will allow customers around the world to access their savings accounts 24 hours a day. This will be in addition to…

  • What are offshore funds?

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    When investing, you will often see funds listed specifically as offshore funds. Many investors have portfolios of mixed funds in Cyprus with funds often domiciled ‘offshore’. What are the key differences in terms of legal protection and structure between funds domiciled in, for example, the UK and those listed abroad? Offshore funds are those domiciled…

  • Luxembourg ranked as leading financial centre in the Eurozone

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    The 19th Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) lists Luxembourg as the leading financial centre in the Eurozone, 2nd in the European Union after London and 3rd most competitive European financial centre. Luxembourg has improved its ranking by 5 places compared to GFCI 18. As in previous years, it is identified as the only European financial…

  • Canada Pension Plan to Invest Offshore

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    Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Invests EUR480 Million in the Mandatory Exchangeable Facility of LeasePlan TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – March 30, 2016) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., has completed the funding of EUR480 million in the Mandatory Exchangeable Facility of LeasePlan. This investment…

  • Footprint of Luxembourg UCITS

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    Global Fund Distribution of Luxembourg UCITS ALFI released last week the figures outlining the footprint of Luxembourg domiciled UCITS, showing the volume of assets under management in various markets globally as at December 2015, giving a breakdown in those markets of the percentage of Luxembourg UCITS, other foreign and domestic open-ended funds. According to the…

  • Luxembourg’s LuxLeaks deal

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    Journal: The EU’s ongoing investigation into Luxembourg’s tax agreements with multinational corporations is threatening to leave a black mark on the Grand Duchy at the end of its six-month European presidency. Luxembourg’s finance ministry could face legal action from the European Commission, as the EU authority continues its probe into illegal state aid to corporates…

  • Why is tiny Luxembourg key to China’s global plans?

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    An unlikely partnership? The numbers say otherwise. It might seem curious that China, a country of 1.4 billion people, should even notice Luxembourg’s half a million residents. But since Beijing’s decision to establish the tiny country as one of a few global trading hubs through which the RMB is being gradually internationalised, Luxembourg has emerged…