Invest Offshore

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  • Can you trust a trust?

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    The trust is the oldest of all of the entities currently used in international financial planning. Some say it dates back to Roman times, but it certainly dates back at least to the time of the Crusades, when it was used to protect the estate of the knight or Lord who went to fight in…

  • Invest Offshore in Hong Kong

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    A United Nations report has revealed that Hong Kong attracted US$35.9 billion in foreign direct investment last year, up 5.6% on 2004, making it the second-largest FDI destination in Asia after the Chinese Mainland, which amassed US$72.4 billion. According to the UN’s World Investment Report 2006, the FDI that flowed into Hong Kong was greater…

  • Currency Fundamentals

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    Last weeks U.S Fed meeting went off without much fanfare. Chairman Bernanke and his crew of regional fed governors gave the markets what they were expecting, an unchanged target interest rate of 5.25%. It appears U.S rates will remain somewhat stable in the near term. The expectations that other central banks around the globe will…

  • Property Market Goes Global

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    IT IS no secret to investors and super fund managers that the growth of the listed property trust sector has been enormous in the past 10 years. The inflow of funds, more than $2 billion every year, is seeing more LPTs being listed and venturing offshore to buy assets. In its inaugural report, Ernst &…

  • Invest Offshore to Avoid Tax

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    QUESTION: I have just left my company and I have $175,000 in my savings and investment account.Is there any way to transfer that money in an offshore account to grow for the next 15 years, to avoid my heavy tax burden when that money is drawn out? I am new to this, and with my…

  • Gibraltar To Sell Investment Services In UK

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    The government of the United Kingdom has passed new legislation enabling investment firms based in Gibraltar to sell their services in the UK. The legislation, which became effective on July 31, follows through on an announcement by the governments of the UK and Gibraltar in December 2005 that firms in the jurisdiction would be allowed…

  • 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…

  • Invest offshore how, why and where

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    The increasing popularity in offshore investing is largely due to the Internet, which removes geographic restrictions and allows individuals to research and reach their favoured financial institutions. An increase in the diversity of products and ownership techniques has further increased accessibility. The question we answer: Invest offshore how, why and where Offshore investing is normally…

  • Affordable offshore investing

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    For Deutsche Bank and the JSE, the launch of Itrix, their range of international exchange traded funds (ETFs), could not have come at a better time amid fierce public debate on fund management fees. An ETF is a basket of shares that passively tracks an underlying index and is itself listed on a stock exchange.…