Offshore investing with Investors Europe
Offshore investing has historically attracted both negative and positive outlooks. To some, it is an avenue of more flexible investing, privacy, asset protection, and very favorable tax benefits. To others, however, it paints a picture of tax-evading investors illegally stashing their money with some shady company located on an obscure Caribbean island.
While it’s true that there will always be instances of shady deals, the vast majority of offshore investing is perfectly legal.
Offshore brokers allow you to open investment accounts outside your country’s jurisdiction. An offshore broker offers you a lot more flexibility compared to regulated brokers.
For maximum safety for your offshore investment, investing with a trusted, effective and time-proven broker becomes essential.
Investors Europe is an execution-only broker and your orders go straight to the market in all asset classes - eliminating any conflict of interest. Our client’s assets are kept only with the largest and most regulated financial institutions in the EU, US, and Singapore to ensure maximum safety. All this is possible while being authorized and Regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. Mauritius has a Baa1/Stable Moody’s Investment Rating and operates under common law which makes business easy.
Advantages of investing with an offshore broker
Flexibility
You can make investments and earn returns at any time and anywhere across the world. In addition, you’ll have a variety of investment options, unlike domestic accounts. In the case of a domestic account, an investor is unable to invest in an option in opportunities not available in a country’s jurisdiction.
With Investors Europe, the opportunity becomes better because we allow access to multiple asset classes and trade from a single account with our hand-picked online trading platforms. Investors also get to enjoy direct market access to specialists like FCMs.
Tax Advantages
Many countries (known as tax havens) offer tax incentives to foreign investors. The favorable tax rates in an offshore country are designed to promote a healthy investment environment that attracts outside wealth. For countries dedicated to attracting investors and dramatically increasing economic activity, which is the case of Mauritius where our headquarters are based, these tax incentives are quite apparent
Simply put, offshore investment occurs when offshore investors form a corporation in a foreign country. The corporation acts as a shell for the investors’ accounts, shielding them from the higher tax burden that would be incurred in their home country. Because the corporation does not engage in local operations, little or no tax is imposed on it. Many foreign companies also enjoy tax-exempt status when they invest in U.S. markets. As such, making investments through foreign corporations can hold a distinct advantage over making investments as an individual.
Asset Protection
Offshore centers are popular locations for restructuring ownership of assets. Through trusts, foundations, or an existing corporation, individual wealth ownership can be transferred. Many individuals who are concerned about lawsuits, foreclosing lenders, or creditors collecting on outstanding debts elect to transfer a portion of their assets from their personal estates to an entity that holds it outside of their home country.
By making these on-paper ownership transfers, individuals are no longer susceptible to seizures or other domestic troubles. If the trustee is a U.S. resident, their trustee status allows them to make contributions to their offshore trust free of income tax. However, the trustee of an offshore asset-protection fund will still be taxed on the trust’s income (the revenue made from investments under the trust entity), even if that income has not been distributed.
Confidentiality
Many offshore jurisdictions offer the complimentary benefit of secrecy legislation. These countries have enacted laws establishing strict corporate and banking confidentiality. If this confidentiality is breached, there are serious consequences for the offending party. An example of a breach of banking confidentiality is divulging customer identities. Disclosing shareholders is a breach of corporate confidentiality in some jurisdictions.
However, this secrecy doesn’t mean that offshore investors are criminals with something to hide. It’s also important to note that offshore laws will allow identity disclosure in clear instances of drug trafficking, money laundering, or other illegal activities. From the point of view of a high-profile investor, however, keeping the information, such as the investor’s identity, secret while accumulating shares of a public company can offer that investor a significant financial (and legal) advantage.
Diversification of Investments
In some countries, regulations restrict international investment opportunities for citizens. Many investors feel that such restriction hinders the establishment of a truly diversified investment portfolio. Offshore accounts are much more flexible, giving investors unlimited access to international markets and to all major exchanges.
Why you should chose Investors Europe as your offshore broker:
- We offer an online trading platform: Investors Europe is one of the revolutionary firms in the financial space. We provide the largest selection of award-winning online trading platforms compared to any other broker.
- We’re an execution-only broker: You deal directly with an execution-only broker and your orders go straight to the market in all asset classes - eliminating any conflict of interest.
- We ensure the absolute safety of our investors’ funds: We choose to keep our client’s assets only with the largest and most regulated financial institutions in the EU, US, and Singapore.
- We offer multiple trading platforms: Once you become our client, you can easily switch between platforms, markets, and instruments worldwide. This allows you to have full customization power to your portfolio.
- Transparency: We believe in total transparency. We are clear about how we operate, who our owners are, and the connection between our entities. We have invested decades to gain our reputation as an open and honest broker, and we intend to stay that way.
- Authorized and Regulated: We are Authorized and Regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. Mauritius has a Baa1/Stable Moody’s Investment Rating and operates under common law which makes business easy.
- Access to Assets: Access multiple asset classes and trade from a single account with our hand-picked online trading platforms or enjoy direct market access to specialists like FCMs.