31.10 & 01.11.2002 - THE FUTURE OF OFFSHORE
2nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE
| Thursday, 31st October, 2002 | |
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| Registration of Delegates | |
| Morning Coffee | |
| Official Opening by the Chairman - Mr Ben Bendelow (Basel Trust) | |
| The Future of Offshore Centres | |
| Graham Mather (European Policy Forum) | |
| Economic dynamism where does it reside? The nature and extent of international challenge Weaknesses and tensions in the international bodies Best practice for offshore centres and their challenges |
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| Coffee Break | |
| OECD, FATF & FSF Initiatives | |
| Marcus Killick & Andrew Smith (KPMG) | |
| The continued growth in international monitoring The IMF review how far has it evolved from the FSF initiatives FATF and the blacklist, how effective has it been OECD what next for the tax initiatives |
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| Challenges Facing Offshore Trust Companies | |
| Peter H. Larder (International Trust Companies Association) | |
| How will international financial institutions position themselves Commercial issues and shareholder concerns Latest OECD reviews how will the jurisdictions respond KYC and the practical issues of remediation |
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| Lunch | |
| New opportunities in Trans-National Trading Structures | |
| Ben Bendelow (Basel Trust) | |
| Defining the nature of offshore Taxation and regulatory Issues First Generation Trading Structures Offshore/onshore structures New structures for old purposes Likely future trends in this area of practice |
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| International Tax Planning After September 11 | |
| Willem Kuiper (International Tax Training & Consultancy) | |
| Initiatives before and after 11 September 2001: OECD, FATF, EU, IRS Exchange of information after 11 September 2001: does it harm? Impact for offshore financial centres The role of the international tax planner: professional responsibilities and technical skills |
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Closing of the Day One by the Chairman Ben Bendelow (Basel Trust) |
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| Cocktail Reception | |
Individual Dinner Arrangements |
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| Friday, 1st November, 2002 | |
| Registration of Delegates | |
| Morning Coffee | |
| Official Opening by the Chairman - Robert Anthony (Anthony & Cie) | |
| European Onshore Holding Companies | |
| Bram Kroep & Dick Niezing (MeesPierson) | |
| Considerations for establishing a Holding Company European Countries with a Holding Regime Tax related Issues Holding Companies in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain & the UK Summary |
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| Coffee Break | |
| Onshore solution for Offshore problems | |
| Robert Anthony & Mathieu Pouletty (Anthony & Cie) | |
| How a High tax Jurisdiction Can Become a Tax Haven for Personal Taxation Sheltering Tax of Unearned Income by the Use of an Umbrella The Lowering of Tax of Earned Income by Way of Property How to structure the purchase of property to a fiscal advantage |
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| The Future of International Private banking | |
| Robert Kreder (Bank Insinger de Beaufort N.V.) | |
| Why should International Private Banking be different than Domestic Private Banking? An analysis of Business Models for an International Private Bank Regulations: Could your client now become your enemy? |
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| Lunch | |
Developing an Onshore Business |
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| Michael Maslinski (Maslinski & Co.) | |
| Understanding the onshore market Defining the target segments Developing the client proposition Designing the business model Building the brand and distribution |
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| The Importance of E-Commerce and it's Infrastructure to Offshore Centres | |
| Christopher Evans (Foreshore) | |
| The quality of technical infrastructure in relation to risk and advantage Appropriate legislation, regulation and taxation The value of business portability and functional segregation The relationship between finance and e-business services |
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Closing Comments from the Chairman Robert Anthony (Anthony & Cie) |