South Pacific

Jurisdiction Spotlight: Cook Islands

Among the most remote jurisdictions I will cover, Cook Islands are one of the Pacific tax havens along with such noteworthy neighbours as Samoa and Vanuatu. Cook Islands consist of 15 stunningly beautiful islands spread out in the warm waters of the south Pacific. This tax haven is an associated…


Jurisdiction Spotlight: New Zealand

New Zealand isn’t exactly a tax haven nor is it a secrecy jurisdiction, but it is nonetheless an interesting player in the international financial services sector. Comparable to its former owner, whose queen it still hails, New Zealand has found a way to enter this industry with an almost spotless…


Jurisdiction Spotlight: the Republic of Vanuatu

Part seven of the Jurisdiction Spotlight series will focus on Vanuatu, one of the lesser known best known offshore jurisdictions. It is a jurisdiction that offers among the highest secrecy of all offshore jurisdiction, which is good and bad. History helps us understand the present, so let’s start thousands of…


Jurisdiction spotlight: The Independent State of Samoa

This is the fifth post in the Jurisdiction Spotlight series. Today we will be taking a look at one of the most versatile of the IBC jurisdictions in the world: the independent state of Samoa, formerly — and still sometimes called — Western Samoa. While investment into Samoa is rather…


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