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RAK International Corporate Centre (RAKICC) is a United Arab EmiratesCorporate Registry operating in Ras Al Khaimah. RAK ICC is responsible for the registration and incorporation of International Business Companies, as well as providing a full suite of Registry services related to International Business company activity. RAK ICC is a modern, world class Company Registry operating in full compliance with international standards and best practices in the International Business company formation industry.   What should I Know about Ras Al Khaimah? Ras Al Khaimah is one of seven emirates that form the UAE and is located 45 minutes’ drive north of...

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY JURISDICTION 2018

A Caribbean Offshore Financial Services Stalwart By James Zhang. Since its independence from the British colonial rule in 1966, the island nation of Barbados with a size of 431 square kilometers and a population of some 280,000, has successfully transformed itself from a low-income economy dependent upon sugarcane cultivation, into a diversified upper-middle-income one reliant on offshore financial services and the tourism sectors.  The offshore financial service sector, foreign direct-investment and tourism are the propellers of the economy. These are attributable at least in part to the Barbadian government's initiatives to evolve the nation into a service-driven economy and a...

ARTICLE OVERVIEW - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2015

A business-friendly environment that is ripe with opportunities, yet where one can safely invest and cater for asset protection and wealth planning, and perhaps take up a secondary residence or citizenship is an investor’s paradise. Malta, an island nation located at a crossroads between Europe and North Africa is increasingly being eyed by Asian investors as an ideal destination for investment.   The Republic of Malta is strategically located at the heart of the Mediterranean, just a 2-hour flight away from most European capitals. Maltese is the national language common to most natives; however, English is an official language as...

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY OVERVIEW - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2018

The Cyprus International Trusts regime enables Cyprus non-tax residents to create a Cyprus Trust and enjoy the highest degree of asset protection and create estate planning internationally along with numerous tax benefits and high level of confidentiality.The definition of a Cyprus International Trust (CIT) has become more flexible: Allows the settlor / beneficiary to become a Cyprus resident as long as neither the settlor nor the beneficiary take up residence during the calendar year preceding the year the trust was set-up the previous restriction on investment in immovable property in Cyprus has been lifted. It is now possible for the...

EXPERT INSIGHTS 2020

What are the advantages of The Bahamas as a jurisdiction in terms of privacy & asset protection for a Chinese HNWI or Family (etc.) looking to succeed/protect their assets to the next generation? For more than 80 years The Bahamas has focused on wealth management.  This focus has been bolstered by our robust laws.  With respect to asset protection, Bahamas law is without peer.  There is a 2 year limitation of time in which dispositions can be challenged on the basis that it was designed to defeat creditors.  After that time, the disposition cannot be challenged on that basis.  Further,...

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY JURISDICTION 2015

Zhang Ling Asia Pacific Oriental Wealth Management Co., Ltd. Director and President Qianhai International Capital Management Institute Family Office Tutor Visiting Professor at Peking University and Tsinghua University International Registered Financial Advisor (CFC) Senior Securities Investment Analyst Zhang Ling has worked in large financial institutions such as China Merchants Bank’s Head Office, Essence Securities, and Hong Kong Zhiyi Financial Group.   The power of finance lies not in short-term profits, but in compound interest over time. The guarantee of security comes from an asset allocation in which not all the eggs are put into one basket. When you are a...

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1. What is the single most important advantage your jurisdiction provides for Chinese clients? We are at the crossroads of the Americas. We are located 60 miles off the coast of Florida, USA, so any clients wanting to have a corporate structure located in the Bahamas can take advantage of our unique location and capitalize on the advantages of trading in the North and South American markets within the same time zone as New York. The Bahamas offers a favorable location for ownership of intangible assets, and the operation of corporate offices and businesses involved in international trade. 2. What is...

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Author: Gao Mingyue is a lawyer and partner at Guantao (Shanghai) Law Firm who is committed to the practice of family law, trust law and charity law. He is skilled at integrating family agreements, trust structures and charity structures to establish a systematic and comprehensive legal framework of wealth inheritance for family clients. Mr. Gao is the founder of several foundations and NGOs, and also provides continual legal counseling to a number of banks, insurance and trust companies. Mr. Gao is the founder of the first charitable trust “Charitable Trust Aided by Lawyer Mingyue”, which was initiated by lawyers in...

EXPERT INSIGHTS 2020