Jamaica Continues Apace to Become an International Financial Service Centre

Image rights generally speaking are intellectual property rights that are intended to protect the use of a person’s name, personality, distinctiveness, likeness and even gestures. Guernsey’s law, set to become active just in time for the London Olympics, will allow sports stars and other individual that derive a considerable part of their income from the exploitation of their image to better – from a tax and asset management perspective – manage the income from their image. For example the law would allow an “image individual” to separate the income they earn directly from doing their jobs and those gained from the use of their image.

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Ireland Now EU Top Hedge Fund Domicile

By: Ainsley Brown Hedge Funds, a business synonymous with offshore and often tropical locals is witnessing a surprising trend in the European Union (EU). Are you ready for this? Ok, one word: onshoring. With the passage of the controversial EU Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive last year, many a fund have abandoned offshore locations such as the British Virgin Islands,

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Shari’ah Compliant Investment – There’s Now An App For That

By: Ainsley Brown On the go but want to check if that hot new stock tip you got is Shari’ah compliant? Well now you can – Shari’ah compliance has gone mobile. Amiri S3 or Shari’ah Screening System is a downloadable Blackberry application that allows its users to check over 38,000 stocks from all over the world to determine Shari’ah compliance.

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Islamic Banking And Finance: Why The Global Down Turn Was Good For The Sector

By: Ainsley Brown The global down turn it could be argued came as a blessing in disguise for the Islamic banking and finance sector (IBF).  But may not for reason you might think. The decline in western banking and finance, while it led to many opportunities for the expansion of IBF, actually saw a decline in growth. This decline though

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Art As An Option: An Alternative Form of Investment

By: Ainsley Brown The use of art as an investment is not a new concept, whether it is commissioning a piece for your self or buying existing works, art as an investment is centuries old. But what about investing in the right to buy an artist’s future works; that is as yet to be conceptualized future works? Don’t think it

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Litigation As An Investment Vehicle In Canada: An Introduction

By: Ainsley Brown In a pervious post – Litigation … A New Investment Vehicle – I introduced you to the Therium, a third party litigation fund in England that was using litigation as an investment vehicle. At the time I thought Therium was a brilliant idea and this is position I still maintain. Despite my praise, maybe because of it,

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