Lowtax Features Tagged 'hedge funds'
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08 May, 2017
Described by the former administration of President Barack Obama as a "major milestone" on the path to eradicating offshore tax evasion, but branded by its critics as "the worst law that most Americans have never heard of"...
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13 Dec, 2012
The islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman cover an area of just 100 sq miles in the Western Caribbean Sea, but, together, the Cayman Islands punch well above their weight in terms of their importance to the global financial system.
The Cayman Islands has the world's largest offshore banking sector, is second only to Bermuda as a captive insurance centre, and has recently established itself as the domicile of choice for the hedge fund and offshore mutual fund industry. During 2003 and 2004, China's explosive entry into world markets saw the Cayman Islands emerge as one of the primary routes for financial flows into and out of the Chinese mainland.
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28 May, 2012
Its hard to classify what Hong Kong actually is in one neat description. It isnt technically offshore, its not really a country, but its clearly more than just a mere city. What is clear though is that this densely populated 400 square mile peninsula and collection of islands in south eastern China, home to more than 7 million people, certainly punches above its weight in international terms, and in this feature we explore what makes Hong Kong tick as one of the worlds major business and financial centres.
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