Tag: London

  • From Soviet Assets to Global Elites

    From Soviet Assets to Global Elites

    Journey of Russian Wealth to London and Israel Have you ever wondered about the seismic shifts that followed the fall of the Soviet Union, especially the rise of Russian millionaires? It’s a story that intertwines historical drama with contemporary global movements – and leads straight to the heart of cities like London and Tel Aviv…

  • Singapore’s investors pumped $29.4 bil into offshore real estate in 2018

    Singapore-based investors were Asia’s most active group of offshore real estate investors in 2018, contributing US$21.6 billion ($29.4 billion) of the region’s total outbound investment, according to a report by CBRE on March 7. “Driven by limited opportunities and compressed yields in the domestic market, Singapore investors will continue to seek enhanced yields offshore to…

  • Cyberport and Hong Kong Monetary Authority lead Hong Kong’s largest FinTech Delegation to London

    HONG KONG, Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Hong Kong Cyberport (Cyberport) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) bring the largest FinTech delegation to London from 19 to 21 September to expand partnership network for FinTech industry players between the two cities. This is part of the annual ICT delegation co-organised by Cyberport and the Hong Kong Information Technology…

  • Canada Pension Plan to Invest Offshore

    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…

  • Tax havens hidden in plain sight

    Many of the world’s most secretive tax havens, ranging from Anguilla to Uruguay, are set to open their books to foreign tax by 2017. A year later, dozens more, including Belize, Hong Kong and Singapore, are set to follow suit. Among them is Switzerland, abandoning a tradition of secrecy that dates back at least as…

  • Offshore Tax Havens and the Great Witch Hunt

    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…