News, Comment & Analysis results for Offshore

Offshore
21 April 2023

OPINION OF THE WEEK: UK Should Revisit Investor Visas, Retain Non-Dom Status

In this opinion article, the author has another look at the market in what are sometimes dubbed...

Offshore
30 March 2023

British Virgin Islands Spells Out Contribution To Global Growth, Jobs

International financial centres, aka offshore centres, have not had an easy ride in the court of...

Offshore
6 March 2023

The Squeeze On Investment Visas – What Should Happen Now?

With these programmes, the subject of this interview says, the benefit is not just in the initial...

Offshore
24 February 2023

OPINION OF THE WEEK: How Killing UK's Tier 1 Visa Continues Non-Dom Decline

The Canada-based author of this opinion piece, responding to this news service's commentary a few...

Offshore
20 February 2023

Golden Visa Market Pressured, Another Country Shuts Doors

The market for selling HNW investor visas is on the back foot after two European Union member...

Offshore
10 February 2023

OPINION OF THE WEEK: Swiss Stability Endures But Don't Get Complacent

Predictions have sometimes been made that Swiss private banking and finance is on a downward slope,...

Offshore
9 January 2023

UK’s Non-Dom Population Slides, Hitting Revenues 

Those wishing for the end of the UK non-dom regime now need to face data showing that the decline...

Offshore
24 October 2022

The Governance Of Giving: Due Diligence, Philanthropy In The Channel Islands

The authors present arguments that affirm why both jurisdictions offer robust and efficient...

Offshore
22 August 2022

Hong Kong Residents Head To UK – Tax Implications

A lawyer at Kingsley Napley discusses some of the tax and other issues those wanting to take up a...

Offshore
10 August 2022

DIFC Targets Global Family Business, Private Wealth With New Centre

The jurisdiction is positioning itself to be a premier hub in the Gulf and wider region for UHNW...

Comment & Analysis results for Offshore

Offshore
5 August 2009

Retail Financial Services Gear Up For New Rules - Law Firm

The UK financial regulator is looking to raise standards in the market for retail products, but...

Offshore
15 June 2009

Brazil Tightens The Screws On Offshore Banking

Brazilian authorities are clamping down on offshore banks and providers of what they see as dubious...

Offshore
6 April 2009

Offshore Centres Seen Here To Stay In Global Marketplace

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Offshore
2 April 2009

Tax Havens - How The Landscape Is Changing

The hostility to tax havens is not new. Many of these jurisdictions have already taken steps to...

Offshore
18 September 2008

Swiss Bank Secrecy Under Siege, Seen As Prized Asset

Despite challenges from the likes of Hong Kong and Singapore, Switzerland continues to be the...

Offshore
4 September 2008

As Wave of Trusts are Set Up in Switzerland, Not All May Survive

There has been a rush to set up trusts in Switzerland. But the regulatory environment is unclear...

Offshore
10 March 2008

Crown Dependencies Prepare for IMF Visit

The Crown Dependencies are due to welcome the International Monetary Fund with open arms later this...

Offshore
4 June 2007

Maintaining the Momentum is Guernsey's Challenge

The offshore island of Guernsey is riding high on a wall of business emanating from the global...

Offshore
17 April 2007

Competition Hots Up in Offshore Funds Sector

The financial sector regulator in Jersey – the Financial Services Commission – last week...

Offshore
11 April 2007

Will Swiss Wealth Management Be Affected by the Abolition of Swedish Wealth Tax?

WealthBriefing recently reported that the Swedish wealth tax is to be abolished this month....