In the early 1980s, when the British Virgin Islands Company (BVI IBC) was launched as an offshore vehicle, and all of those involved were confident of total success. However, even the most optimistic of the group of founders would not have been able to imagine the surprising growth the jurisdiction has accomplished in this extremely [...]
The Seychelles Company is incorporated in a well known and respected jurisdiction in the global financial services market. Over the last ten years, the Seychelles offshore incorporation industry has experienced a very significant increase in IBC incorporations as well as favorable reviews from many of the offshore legal practices around the world. A determining factor [...]
Belize Companies are incorporated in a stable and peaceful democracy located at the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula in Central America. It is a very well regulated and user-friendly jurisdiction, offering a wide variety of international financial services. The Government of Belize has been and continues to be committed to the sustained growth and development [...]
An overwhelming number of Dutch citizens have reported their offshore bank accounts to the Netherlands’ tax authorities over the past month and a half. This sudden reporting of these assets are said to be linked to the recent crumbling of the banking secrecy laws in Switzerland, Luxembourg, as well as Andorra. The recent announcement by [...]
An Belize Asset Protection Trust has shown itself to be one of the most innovative asset protection structures on the market today. One of the main reasons for the exodus from the Panama Foundation, is the ever growing foothold that the US government has on Panama as well as the need for nominee directors [...]
Belize Companies are one of the most popular offshore entities for offshore tax planning and asset protection strategies. The Belize IBC is a private company which can be established to conduct business on an international level while being restricted to not conducting business in Belize itself. The company can participate in quite a few activities, [...]
This morning I got a call about assets protection and the first thing that came out of the mouth of the individual on the other end of the line was “I am not rich!”. Well, my answer was pretty cut and dry – anybody with something of value needs to protect what is rightfully theirs [...]
One of the main obstacles of establishing an Panama Company is the requirement to have a minimum of three directors on the company. Many people find that this is out of the question as they do not have two other people to fulfil the positions or that they would jeopardize their personal and financial privacy [...]
A Belize Companies are relatively simple and flexible offshore entities to own and manage. The first step in establishing a Belize Company is choosing a name for the company. It is advisable to have three possible company names just in case the name of choice has already been taken or is similar in nature [...]
This month we want to talk about some of the things you should look for when choosing an offshore bank account. One of the most important features to look for when banking offshore is the fact whether or not the financial institution is a real bank or not. Since there are a large number of [...]
