Steve Pastor, BHP's president for petroleum operations, said this week the company would consider swapping certain onshore oil and gas assets with competitors»
offshore assets as part of its effort to exit U.S. shale operations.
Not exact matches
It can cost
as much
as $ 50,000 to set up an
offshore asset - protection trust, and $ 10,000 or more for a U.S. - based one.
Real estate is local though prices are also impacted by national and global factors — such
as monetary policies and
offshore investors who consider US housing
as an
asset class and escape route —
as well
as by local factors.
He has 12 years» experience of major commercial litigation in such diverse areas
as bribery and corruption of senior executives and misappropriation of corporate
assets (including the 24 - week Fiona Trust trial), international arbitration (typically LCIA, ICC, LMAA and UNCITRAL and frequently for or against states or state - owned companies), proceedings in the Commercial Court under the Arbitration Act 1996, banking litigation,
offshore engineering, shipping and insurance.
«The BVI remains firmly entrenched
as one of the premier
offshore jurisdictions, particularly for international transactional work and
asset holding structures.
It is necessary to be a good business lawyer, first of all, with vast knowledge on financial and banking law, in order to understand the transactions, transfers of money funds, to know the manner of functioning of various
assets registers, such
as: cadastral, yacht, company registers,
as well
as offshore accounts and business structures and systems.
This has included complex leasing and structured finance arrangements, cross-border tax issues,
offshore trusts and
assets as well
as VAT and SDLT enquiries.
Leading
offshore law firm Appleby acted
as Bermuda and BVI counsels to China Orient
Asset Management...
However, commentators in that country have suggested that its citizens are far more likely to make use of
offshore entities in Crown Dependencies such
as the Channel Islands for the purposes of sheltering
assets.
For RND settlors who retain an interest in a trust, ie where the settlor and / or a family member can benefit from the trust, there will,
as predicted, be a UK CGT liability on gains realised by non resident trustees on UK situs
assets on an arising basis and on
offshore gains remitted to the UK.
The identification and valuation of these
assets, which can be held in both domestic and
offshore vehicles such
as trusts, limited liability entities and the like, can trigger significant discovery disputes and involve multiple valuation experts (and the related review of valuation reports), lengthy depositions and the related forensic accounting and valuation of both funds and underlying portfolio companies.
Leading
offshore law firm Appleby acted
as Bermuda and BVI counsels to China Orient
Asset Management (International) Holding Limited (COAMI) in relation to a HK$ 560 million term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. (Ample Mark), a wholly - owned subsidiary of COAMI, to Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Limited (Skyfame).
We assist clients in securing and recovering
assets offshore,
as well
as advising third parties such
as banks and trustees who are often working in circumstances of extreme urgency with the added pressure of reputational and confidentiality considerations.
Leading
offshore law firm Appleby acted
as Bermuda and BVI counsels to China Orient
Asset Management (International) Holding Limited (COAMI) in relation to a HK$ 560 million term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. (Ample Mark), a wholly - owned subsidiary of COAMI, to Skyfame Realty...
STEP's letter to HMRC helpfully draws HMRC's attention to the fact that the effect of the relevant inheritance tax legislation is not to treat the trustees of the
offshore trust
as owning UK
assets directly.
While I usually take issue with the «only for the wealthy commentary about insurance ``, private placement life is suited for the wealthier investors in the same way
as, say,
offshore asset protection.
Cryptocurrency trading is one of several ways in which citizens have sought to evade these restrictions,
as these
assets have no respect for borders and can be exchanged for a number of foreign fiat currencies on
offshore platforms.
An
offshore investment should be viewed
as a possible yield - generating
asset that can derive a hard currency income.
As an Australian resident, you are taxed on your worldwide income, including income from
offshore bank accounts, any rental income from the US property and capital gains on overseas
assets.