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          By Matthew Sumner We’ve been promoting the use of low-tax jurisdiction corporate structures for over 10 years now, and have seen the full evolution of the industry from the “race to the bottom” price war, to the fallout of FACTA & CRS, now the implementation of economic substance and the most alarming yet, “Global Minimum Taxation Rate”. What was the impact of all these on the clients who were using offshore structures? Let's start with the obvious. - Disclosures to their country of tax residence, and likely some hefty tax bills & fines. - Clients...

ARTICLE CORPORATE AND FIDUCIARY STRATEGY 2021

Find out how Asia Outbound can introduce you to new intermediaries for your project or services.       By Matthew Sumner   I didn’t see this coming. When one of our staff uncovered this opportunity, I was in absolute disbelief. In hindsight, I feel a bit dumb for not realizing the potential or seeing it first. What we found was a gold mine, and it was hiding in plain sight the whole time. To understand how this opportunity came to be, I have to give you a bit of background which will illustrate exactly why this opportunity exists. I believe...

ARTICLE CORPORATE AND FIDUCIARY STRATEGY 2021

  Find out how Asia Outbound can introduce you to new intermediaries and agents for your project or services.       By Matthew Sumner From the months of September to December 2020, Asia Outbound received 694 requests from different Chinese intermediaries and agents for golden visa and citizenship qualifying projects. In the process of over 1000 conversations with intermediaries and agents that we have spent 10 years building relationships with, they disclosed to us their pains and struggles in working with immigration solution providers like you. What we heard blew our minds. Here’s a quick summary of the findings....

ARTICLE INVESTMENT MIGRATION STRATEGY 2021

  Find out how Asia Outbound can introduce you to new intermediaries and agents for your project or services.        By Matthew Sumner There will be an estimated 2 million Chinese HNW families seeking immigration solutions by 2023. This startling fact does not take into account the middle-class families who also intend to immigrate. I guess that you immediately want to know how to sell your projects in China, right? Well, let me first take you through how I was able to uncover this opportunity and bring this to my clients.  After graduation, I moved to Xi'an, China....

ARTICLE INVESTMENT MIGRATION STRATEGY 2021

Fortune Upstarts: Investment Opportunities and Challenges in Coexistence Ye Chengkun: Homaer Financial, CEO Ye has an MBA in Wealth Management from theWudaokou Finance Management Institute at Tsinghua University. He holds qualifications from the Securities Industry Fund and the securities industry. From 2002 to 2012, he worked at Alibaba, serving in the China Business Division. He has held positions in regional marketing, management and operations, and has extensive practical experience in the fields of marketing management, human resource management, and operations management. During the process of China’s economic globalization, the global allocation of high net-worth individuals’ assetshas become a new trend....

ARTICLE JURISDICTION 2020

By Leo Zhang. The Republic of Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also the third most populous island in the region and one of the area's most popular tourist destinations. Cyprus' strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa has helped shape its history throughout the centuries, making it not only a major eastern Mediterranean trading hub, but a reputable international business and financial...

ARTICLE OVERVIEW - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2014

By Leo Zhang. Because of its strategic location in the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus has for centuries been a center for trade and a hub of commerce for the surrounding countries. Today Cyprus is a full member state of the European Union and also one of the countries that has joined the single currency, the euro. Tourism is Cyprus's main industry with 3 million tourists visiting every year. There are also high levels of education (spoken languages Greek English) and an abundance of European, American and Chinese products. Life is relaxing in Cyprus with the climate being perfect in all seasons. The...

ARTICLE OVERVIEW - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2020

Offshore finance is all the more important for Cyprus following the financial crisis. As a warm, sunny island just hours from Europe it is fitting that Cyprus biggest industry is tourism, but a reliance on visitors has made the global recession a tough time for the country. More than 70% of Cyprus population are employed in the services industry, which accounts for 80% of the country GDP, and as visitors from Europe dried up, the industry felt the pinch. Cypriot debt ballooned to 4.4% of GDP, leaving the island in violation the EU budget deficit criteria of no more than...

ARTICLE OVERVIEW - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2014