Released on: March 13, 2008, 1:54 am

Press Release Author: Bharat Book Bureau

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: The ideal reference book and point of contact for the wealth
management specialist and his client, in their search for their jurisdiction of
choice.

Press Release Body: Bharatbook.com announces a new market research report
"International Financial Centres Yearbook 2007/08"
(http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=5771)

The ideal reference book and point of contact for the wealth management specialist
and his client, in their search for their jurisdiction of choice. This established
Yearbook is a comprehensive guide to those progressive jurisdictions that offer
attractive operating environments for international financial and business services,
as well as specialist services for the high net worth individual. The Yearbook
features an introductory section where leading industry figures provide comment and
discussion on current issues affecting this fast maturing industry, followed by
at-a-glance guides to the legislation and regulation of over 50 IFCs across the
globe, and more in-depth articles on 15 of those jurisdictions. The Yearbook doubles
as a comprehensive source of contacts to the financial and legal services and
regulatory arms of the industry on a global scale. The 1200+ listed companies are
researched and up-dated on a yearly basis making it one of the most reliable sources
available. Practitioners will find the Yearbook provides a genuine resource with
which to make an informed choice of jurisdiction when moving a client \'offshore\'.

The International Financial Centres\' Yearbook - IFC Yearbook - is a comprehensive
guide to international financial centres (IFCs) specialising in the diverse area of
\'offshore\' finance. This essential reference book and point of contact for the
\'offshore\' practitioner features \'at-a-glance\' guides to over 50 international
finance centres across the globe providing vital information for the practitioner
wishing to \'move a client offshore\'. Information provided for each guide includes
general information such as the centre\'s expertise, tax and duty percentages, trust
regulations, company incorporation details such as fees and timescale, director
requirements, and mobility provisions. There are also more in-depth guides to 15
centres with a bit more to say: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda,
British Columbia, BVI, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Nevis, Panama,
Puerto Rico, Qatar, and the Seychelles. Contributed by the Co-publishers to the
book, these in-depth guides specifically deal with ways in which those centres are
adapting to changes within the industry and remaining competitive in a most
challenging environment.

Recent legislation, initiatives and developments are concentrated on, providing the
most up-to-date information about each centres movements. Leading industry spokesmen
provide comment and discussion on current issues affecting the IFCs in the
introduction to the book, including a Foreword by Jack Flader of the Asia Offshore
Association, and articles from the President of the Offshore Institute, the Society
of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Fortis Intertrust (Hong Kong), and Deloitte. This
year there is particular emphasis on Asia and its growing financial centres.

In addition to the quality editorial the IFC Yearbook doubles as a comprehensive
source of contacts to the financial and legal services and regulatory arms of the
industry on a global scale - a directory of over 1200 contacts from IFC services and
the official bodies of the centres is included at the back of the book

For more information kindly visit : http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=5771

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