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Monday, April 20th, 2009Guest Post for Peter Macfarlane by Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Money Morning
Peter’’s note: As you probably know I have a pretty hectic work and travel schedule doing at least four jobs: bringing up my kids, editing the Offshore Banking Guide at The Q Wealth Report, flying around the world meeting my private consulting clients, [...]
G20, the OECD and Banking Secrecy
Monday, April 6th, 2009It’s been a while since I have had time to update the Offshore Banking blog. Just before the G20 meeting I was busy at our Strategies for Success in the Recession conference in Ireland, which I am pleased to say went even better than expected. The Irish climate even treated us to some beautiful sunshine!
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Belize: A Pristine Gem in the Offshore Banking World
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009As you approach Belize by air, the first thing you notice is the surf breaking over the spectacular barrier reef that runs parallel with the coast from north to south for roughly 250 kms. As you cross the reef approaching the airport at Belize City you see dozens of small cayes (islands), around 200 in [...]
Offshore Banking: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Vatican…
Sunday, March 15th, 2009The Vatican is expected to demand the end of offshore banking in its official statement, the encyclical, which is due to be released during the coming week. According to Offshore Net, the Vatican blames offshore banking for the financial crisis and also points the blame for offshore banking’s involvement in transferring wealth from poverty stricken [...]
What should you do if affected by the UBS Swiss Banking Scandal?
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Gnomes on the ground in Zurich and Geneva are expressing shock and dismay about what is going on in the world of Swiss banking. Meantime, I’ve had several e-mails and calls in from people asking for quick solutions because UBS is closing their accounts and they don’t know what to do with their money!
The first [...]