How To Go Offshore?

“Going offshore” is a good solution for companies that do a lot of international business, and for people who want to protect their assets. Offshore banking in combination with having an offshore company guarantees maximum privacy and maximum flexibility.
What to do when you want that extra security for your business or wealth? The first […]

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Portrait of an Offshore Banker

Bankers often speak to the imagination of us, the average Joes, and offshore bankers do so even more. What is the typical profile of an offshore banker? Well, an example of a famous offshore banker is the Dutchman John Deuss.
John Deuss is a banker and oil trader who was born in the Netherlands but has […]

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IMF Monitors Offshore Financial Centres

The IMF, the world’s monitor of the financial industry, has recognized the need to assess Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs) more closely. The main reason is that, according to the IMF, OFCs make up a significant part of global financial flows and because they have ties with other financial centres they can be very influential in […]

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Offshore Investing

Investing beyond the borders of your jurisdiction, which is also referred to as offshore investing, has quite some advantages. We will name a few here, together with some of the disadvantages of investing abroad.
Offshore investing makes up more than half of the world’s financial investments and is therefore quite significant. Offshore investing has the […]

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UK Attempts to Catch Tax Evaders

It is said that the British tax office, HM Revenue & Customs, is tightening its regulations in order to find and catch tax evaders with offshore bank accounts.
Revenue & Customs has called for an exploratory meeting with the 170 largest banks in the UK, so see what can be done to prevent tax evasion and […]

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