Recent content by Nicholas Van Orton

I for one would NEVER ever recommend anything Raoul (grift)Pal touches, ie, Real Vision (founder). A waste of time and money from the "going IRRESPONSIBLY long ETH @4k". Just saying. There are few but extremely good FREE accounts on Twitter that will provide you with more and better info than...

@Martin Everson Much appreciated, thanks!

I'd like to add a point regarding UAE foundations, because the CIT some say it is imposed on them is not completely accurate. But instead of me ranting about it, I'll leave you a link of a good firm that works there and who are going to give you good legacy planning advice in the UAE...

@Martin Everson I thought Jersey was for trusts, not foundations? Would you mind giving some CSPs experts in foundations there, if you know any? Thanks.

ABSA Bank has Barclays' SWIFT codes in Seychelles, as they took over operations (BARSC is how it starts). All in all, if they grant you access, it is a reasonable enough bank (one of the largest in the south of Africa), so you should be covered with them. NVO

Hi @moscote , I just DM you, please review and let me know, thank you.

Though I could, I don't try to mix international with local insurance, just in case. I used (and still do) https://www.policybazaar.ae to check on prices and pay a bit above @JimBeam 's annually on the I-Med (from Orient) that he mentioned. There's also Takaful Emarat that offers cheap annual...

The US brand of East West bank (Luxembourg), which, if I remember correctly, has some Russian origin or ties. Have you successfully opened with them? What's (was) your experience? They seem to require a (potentially refundable) fee of $300, payable after a successful onboarding (not before).

Hi @bio , what you posted is correct, but the problem is finding a main-street banking solution for UAE foundations. Since they may engage in commercial activities, banks treat them as "commercial/corporate entities", but then when one tries to explain that they are not a corporation but a...

HSBC Turkey entry level just got cheaper...ERDOCOIN (TRY) just got nuked after another of his political maneuvres went wrong. Or maybe Erdogan wants to attract mroe Premier customers into Turkey? LOL

Like I use to say: "If you don't understand the yield, YOU ARE the yield". Anyway, I wish OP the best. But paying heed to @JohnnyDoe 's advice may save you one or two headaches.

I think that's a sensible approach, and believe one that has worked well for @JohnnyDoe over the course of years. I learned back in the day from the "Pelayos" roulette case, that even if you play by the "visible" rules, if you don't know ALL the rules (particularly those concerning breaking the...

Hi everyone, Title says it all, really. I have a client who is looking to purchase either a CySec or other well-known jurisdiction Forex Broker (active, running, not a start-up - license already renewed, MT4/5 paid for, good PSP and Banking relationships). Budget between €2-3M initially, but...

1) I don't know what else to say. I talked first-hand experience and completely opposite to your case, or I wouldn't even have posted it. Maybe things have changed that much. Regarding renting etc, when I first got there I rented a place that was also offered to me for a quick sale at...

Just chiming in to point out that number 1) is incorrect. With an Emirates ID and no salary you may anyway get your personal bank account opened. Been there, done that. Number 2), since the UAE does not issue a TIN, it can be argued that you may just leave that space blank or just say "the...