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INTRODUCTION TO REGULATION
LINKS IN THIS SECTION RELATED INFORMATION
REGULATION TO PROTECT INVESTORS FROM HIGH PROFITS
REGULATION TO TAKE AWAY INVESTORS PROFITS IF THEY MAKE ANY
THE REGULATORY REGIME OF OFFSHORE JURISDICTIONS
CHOOSING AN OFFSHORE REGULATORY REGIME
FAQ SECTION
INTRODUCTION TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
A GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
OFFSHORE INFORMATION PROVIDERS
DIY INVESTMENT
   
  


Introduction

The history of alternative investment is the record of an evolutionary fight between high-taxing 'control-freak' governments on the one hand, and 'free-wheeling' tax havens and their patrons on the other.

The 20th century saw an unprecedented rise in the level of taxation in all major developed countries, and a concomitant surge in the efforts made by their wealthier citizens to escape from the burden of excessive taxation, usually in the direction of warm islands with little or no taxation.

The high-tax countries replied with ever-tightening anti-avoidance taxation measures - and the battle continues. Attacks on the offshore jurisdictions in the last few years co-ordinated between the EU, the OECD and the G7 - partly explained away as a response to the obvious need to control money-laundering - show that the high-tax countries fear they are losing the battle, despite record levels of revenue from taxation.

The record levels of revenue allow them to impose record levels of control, always of course in the very best interests of their poor, victimised, helpless citizens. The control manifests itself in many ways, not least in bureaucratic efforts to protect people from their own, human natures. Almost all high-tax countries have in place extensive webs of controls on investment, aimed at insulating investors from loss, which at the same time fortuitously prevent them from enjoying the benefits of tax-free offshore investment.

The InvestorsOffshore.com guide to the Regulation of Alternative Investment will examine the regulatory regimes in key high-taxing countries from the standpoint of an individual wishing to make offshore investments. What is allowed? What is not allowed? What techniques can an investor employ to maximise returns from offshore investment while remaining a law-abiding citizen of his or her onshore or offshore jurisdiction?


LINKS IN THIS SECTION RELATED INFORMATION
REGULATION TO PROTECT INVESTORS FROM HIGH PROFITS
REGULATION TO TAKE AWAY INVESTORS PROFITS IF THEY MAKE ANY
THE REGULATORY REGIME OF OFFSHORE JURISDICTIONS
CHOOSING AN OFFSHORE REGULATORY REGIME
 

FAQ SECTION
INTRODUCTION TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
A GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
OFFSHORE INFORMATION PROVIDERS
DIY INVESTMENT

 

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