Caribbean international financial centres are markedly improving their offerings to global offshore clients to very good effect
The prospective offshore settlor is spoilt for choice. No longer is a neutral tax base and stable government sufficient; jurisdictions now deploy ingenious new ways to attract your business.
As summer approaches, three Caribbean IFCs have particularly impressed (and not just for the hope of a 'networking' trip): the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, and Bermuda.
BVI
BVI rejoices in a capital city with the piratical name of Tortola, and in its VISTA trust structure. This structure is particularly suited to trust funds holding shares in family companies, or where ...