Tag: Offshore investments

  • China to lift curbs on foreign fund offshore investments

    HONG KONG: China will lift a two-year suspension on foreign fund raising money in the country to invest overseas as early as June, people familiar with the matter said, a sign that Beijing is getting less anxious about capital outflow pressures. Some industry executives said the expected resumption of the Qualified Domestic Limited Partnership (QDLP)…

  • HNW Offshore Investment: Drivers And Motivations 2017

    [box]At a global level, 18.7% of HNW wealth is invested outside ones country of residence. Almost a quarter of these assets are offshored for general geographic diversification reasons, making it the most important driver. Access to better investment options ranks second, followed by tax efficiencies. Strong market volatility in many parts of the world is…

  • Political instability in Europe is driving people to offshore investments

    Despite markets cheering Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French election on Sunday, Europe’s rich are far from feeling the quickly shifting political landscape makes for a good place to keep their cash. A new GlobalData report on asset allocation trends has found an increasingly large proportion of European high net worth individual’s (HNWI) wealth is…

  • Offshore investments: Is it all that evil?

    Panama Papers incident has demonised offshore investments Offshore investing has recently been demonised in the media, thanks to the release of the so-called Panama Papers. This case paints a picture of investors stashing their money with some illegal company located in an obscure location where the tax rate is next to nothing. While it’s true…

  • For Investment, Certainty is Scarce

    In the past year, it’s been a very tough task to ascertain the securest path for investment. No one market has proved dominant, and those in charge of managing investments have had to react at lighting speed to swift changes in market direction for all but the longest term options. Though investment returns are down,…

  • Offshore Asset Protection for Brazilians

    Brazilian Personal Taxation in Brief Under the Brazilian personal tax system, residents are taxed on their worldwide income, which includes interests and dividends from foreign sources. An individual is considered Brazilian resident for tax purposes if he remains in the country for 183 days, consecutive or not, during the course of a calendar year. Those…

  • The Advantage of Trading Systems

    People are slow to change. People tend to remain skeptical about new technology simply because they are unfamiliar with it and because it is not widely accepted by the public. Interestingly enough, the need for public acceptance is more of a driving factor in validating new technology than the actual merits of the technology itself.…

  • Offshore Investment Managers Optimistic

    Addressing New Regulatory Requirements Remains a Significant Challenge Despite ongoing regulatory challenges and political uncertainty, investment managers are optimistic about their business outlooks. They plan to continue to invest to increase efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance the client experience, according to a poll released today by SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC). The poll, conducted at a recent…

  • Reasons to Invest Offshore

    What are the benefits available to you from the world of offshore savings, investment, finance and banking? We know that choosing the right strategy, the right investment and the right product is no easy task in this day and age! Whether its advice, investments or financial planning we are here to answer all your questions…