investment secrecy
1Offshore investment — is the keeping of money in a jurisdiction other than one s country of residence. Offshore jurisdictions are a commonly accepted solution to reducing tax burdens levied in most countries to both large and small scale investors alike. Poorly… …
2Bank secrecy — (or bank privacy) is a legal principle under which banks are allowed to protect personal information about their customers, through the use of numbered bank accounts or otherwise. Effective bank secrecy is better achieved in certain countries,… …
3High-Yield Investment Program - HYIP — A fraudulent investment scheme that purports to deliver extraordinarily high returns on investment. High yield investment schemes often advertise yields of more than 100% per year in order to lure in victims. In reality, these high yield… …
4USA PATRIOT Act, Title III, Subtitle B — The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It has ten titles, with the third title ( Title III: International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti Terrorism Act… …
5Offshore financial centre — Many leading offshore financial centres are located in small tropical Caribbean countries. An offshore financial centre (OFC), though not precisely defined, is usually a small, low tax jurisdiction specializing in providing corporate and… …
6USA PATRIOT Act, Title III — The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It has ten titles, each containing numerous sections. Title III: International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti… …
7Federation of American Scientists — The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) [ [http://www.fas.org Federation of American Scientists] ] is a non profit organization formed in 1945 by scientists from the Manhattan Project who felt that scientists, engineers and other innovators… …
8Offset agreement — Defense offset agreements are legal trade practices in the aerospace and military industries. These commercial practices do not need state regulations but, since the purchasers are mostly military departments of sovereign nations comparable to… …
9Banking in Switzerland — is characterized by stability, privacy and protection of clients assets and information. The country s tradition of bank secrecy, which dates to the Middle Ages, was first codified in a 1934 law. [cite web… …
10Offshore bank — Banking A series on Financial services …
