Archive for October, 2010

Why am I having problems with payments from U.S. banks to companies registered in the Seychelles or a few words about the “black” list of FATF and FinCen.

Why am I having problems with payments from U.S. banks to companies registered in the Seychelles or a few words about the “black” list of FATF and FinCen. Choosing a jurisdiction for the registration of offshore companies, should take into account various factors. This ease of registration, the requirements for the presence of local directors, the need for filing tax returns, the language of the country. Last but not least should take into account the country's image in terms of combating money laundering. Once acquired a bad reputation can haunt the country for many years, while having nothing to do with the current state of jurisdiction. As an example of unfair treatment ...

British Virgin Islands gets hotter, new operations with securities

British Virgin Islands gets hotter, new operations with securities SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT BUSINESS ACT, 2010. On December 31, 2010 fully comes into force, adopted in BVI law on activities related to securities and investments "SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT BUSINESS ACT", 2010 on SIBA. The purpose of adopting the law was the normalization of relations in the following four areas. Doing business investment. The public issue of securities. activities of mutual funds. protection against unfair conduct in the investment market. For those who have used offshore BVI company for securities transactions, the ...

Overseas has long arms or do not want a ride on the Libel Tour in London?

Overseas has long arms or do not want a ride on the Libel Tour in London? Very often, posting on its website information about a particular person, the author does not think that can be sued in a foreign court in the case of printed libel. Such court may, for example, Queen's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION). The basis for such litigation will generally installed in 1849 in the case of Duke of Brunswick v Harmer (1849) and the principles of review similar cases in the ...

What programmer need to know about offshore companies

What programmer need to know about offshore companies Internet and modern information technology radically changed our understanding about the relationship of employee and employer. Ceased to be a rare jobs that do not require the appearance of an employee in the office of the employer, and supervise the work of information systems, are often thousands of kilometers. Revolution in technology requires a revolution in the business organization that is not associated with a specific place and can be anywhere in the world. In this case we are talking about the business of ...

Do I need to obtain the consent of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of shares in an offshore company?

Do I need to obtain the consent of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of shares in an offshore company? At first glance, the question posed in the title, it sounds strange. It would seem that what the relationship between an offshore company registered in Belize and the government of Ukraine? But such a relationship may arise if an offshore company controlled by an enterprise in Ukraine. Ukrainian legislation by Law « Protection of Economic Competition » sets the notion of a "control». The term "control" the law defines a decisive influence on the activities of a business entity through ...

Fear of general powers of attorney, issues bearing …

Fear of general powers of attorney, issues bearing … ... or is it always good to have a general power of attorney to manage the affairs of an offshore company as an example of Cyprus. When creating an offshore company will naturally have the desire to fully control its activities and freely represent the interests of the company before third parties. Since, as a rule, to position itself as a company director desire does not arise, the desire to meet the specified uses such legal tool as a general power of attorney. ...

Attention! ePassporte is not dead, but most likely not alive

Attention! ePassporte is not dead, but most likely not alive In early September, many users of the popular payment system ePassporte received the same letter as follows: Author: Christopher Mallick, owner, ePassporte.com Dear owners of accounts Epassporte, We inform you that today, September 2, 2010 12:00 PDT, we were informed that Visa International has suspended granting Visa Program Partner of our bank-St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank. Your e-Purse ePassporte is still active and will work, except that funds may not be transferred between your Visa card and your electronic purse. Currently, ePassporte can not issue cards Visa, as ...