… And that you may find interesting. License and Regulation In order to form an offshore company, a local registered agent or trustee is required. You can (almost) always find a list of all licensed registered agents and trustees on the jurisdiction’s financial services commission’s (FSC) or financial intelligence unit’s…
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From now on, posts in this series will not contain the word review in the title. The previous posts were taken as recommendations by some readers, which caused some unfortunate controversy over specially SFM Offshore, whose service quality has degraded since my post on them. I had intended for the…
Thanks to the Tiigrihüpe initiative following the fall of the Soviet Union, Estonia has quickly become the most modern of all former Soviet republics. Estonia and Singapore are on almost equal footing when it comes to e-government. The 0% corporate tax on undistributed profits and highly modernized banks make it…
Anyone who has spent time in Curaçao as more than a tourist will know the name Herman Behr. Mr. Behr has shaped Curaçao into the reputable offshore jurisdiction it is today. In this post, we will go through HB Management or, as it’s also known, HBM Group. “HB”, of course,…
It’s been a while since I did one of these, but today we will be taking a look at Panama-based Mossack & Fonseca. Website: http://www.mossfon.com/ Offshore Services Mossack & Fonseca is, first and foremost, a law firm and not a pure offshore service provider. Like many other law firms, they…
The time has finally come for another offshore service provider (OSP) review. I have previously reviewed SFM Offshore and Marcaria. Today I will be focusing on Kaizen. Website: http://www.bycpa.com/ Products Kaizen is a Hong Kong based company. While their specialty is Hong Kong incorporation, they offer a number of other…
Update May 2014 Marcaria is no longer offering incorporation and bank account opening services. They are now focusing on domain names and trademark. They remain a good company for domain names. I cannot really comment on their trademark services. This is the second part in my review of offshore…
Update May 2014 This post or any other post in the “Offshore service providers in review” series is not a recommendation. The purpose is simply to verify that a provider is a real, verifiable company, which – where applicable – holds adequate licenses This is especially important to keep in…