Being
An Expat In 2010
As you'll see from our guide, the offshore options
for you as an expatriate are many and varied, and
there is something for any situation and pocket.
Expats
have not been immune to the global economic
crisis. Despite this, expats are wealthier
and save more, but the ways in which they
save and invest have shifted dramatically.
View the results of HSBC Bank International’s
Expat
Explorer survey online.
Now more than ever, it is important to know
that your savings are in safe hands. HSBC
Bank International, as the experts in expats,
can help you manage your savings, investments
and foreign exchange as you move around the
world.
Protecting your assets has never been simpler.
Whether you’re looking for convenience,
peace of mind or flexibility, HSBC Bank International
can help. Find out more about how
you can benefit from offshore banking.
Savvy saving has never been more in fashion.
OECD
Triumphant
Friday 15th January 2010
The OECD is going to hold a triumphant media briefing
next Tuesday to celebrate the fact that it has obtained
100% commitment from 'tax havens' and other types of jurisdiction
to its standards on tax transparency and effective exchange
of information.
Hedge
Funds End 2009 On A High
Thursday 14th January 2010
Hedge
funds had a successful 2009 according to this week's report
from the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI), although
they underperfomed standard equity indices.
All
Set For Hong Kong Rusal Listing
Wednesday
13th January 2010
Russian aluminum producer Rusal, controlled by billionaire
Oleg Deripaska, and which supplies 11% of world ouput,
has begun its investor road-show prior to its controversial
listing in Hong Kong; pricing of the shares is due on
January 22, with trading slated to begin on January 27.
NEWCITS
Are Dominating The Hedge Fund Space
Tuesday
12th January 2010
The
launch this week by Veritas of a UCITS III hedge fund
is merely the latest in a long line of 'hedge-fund-lite'
products to have hit the market in the last few months
as investors warm to the idea of a transparent, less risky
instrument that combines the transparency of a UCITS product
with the more adventurous investment style of a hedge
fund.
Bulgarian
Cash Purchase Ban Pumps Up Real Estate Market
Monday
11th January 2010 The
Bulgarian real estate market was one of the star performers
in Europe between 2005 and 2008, particularly along the
Black Sea coast, which has seen untrammelled development
accompanied by soaring land and apartment prices; but
of course the market fell along with others during 2008
and early 2009, perhaps reaching a bottom in the spring
of 2009, when prices were reported to have returned to
2007 levels, with cash buyers able to secure further discounts
of 15% or 20%.
