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The Banking Puzzle Lief Simon
Privacy
Banking Overseas Not as easy as it should be
Private Banking vs. Personal Banking
Jurisdictions
Services
Reporting
PRIVATE BANKS
• Private bank generally means an investment bank.
• - Access to non-U.S. mutual funds
• - Investment Management • - Personal Banker • - High fees
• Personal banks are operating banks
• - Checking Accounts
• - Savings Accounts • - CDs • - Debit cards • - Credit cards
PERSONAL BANKS
What kind of bank do you need
• Europe • Andorra • Austria • Cyprus • Denmark • Gibraltar • Jersey and
Guernsey • Isle of Man • Luxembourg • Liechtenstein • Switzerland
• Caribbean • Anguilla • Antigua
and Barbuda
• Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • BVI • Cayman
Islands • Panama.
• Asia/Africa • Bahrain • Cook Islands
• Hong Kong • Labuan • Macao • Seychelles • Singapore • Vanuatu
Jurisdiction Options Plenty to go around
ADMINISTRATIVE
• Hold paper statements at the bank
• Internet • Account access • Trading
• Debit or credit card • Wire Transfers
• Online • Fax • Telephone
• Mutual Funds • Stocks • Commodities • Currencies
• Cash accounts • CDs • Futures
• Metals • Storage services?
INVESTMENT
Available Services
GENERALLY WHAT YOU NEED
• An introduction helps • Two bank reference letters • Copy of your ID (Passport)
• Articles of Incorporation • Certificate of Good Standing • Financial Statements
FOR CORPORATIONS
Opening an Account
• Banca Privada d’Andorra – www.bpa.ad ($100,000) • Jyske Bank – www.jgam.com ($100,000) • Unibank – www.unibank.com.pa ($250,000) • Andbanc – www.andbanc.com ($1 million) • Balboa Bank and Trust - www.balboabanktrust.com • ($100,000)
• First Caribbean International Bank - www.cibcfcib.com
Private Banking Options
§ Back up accounts – you need at least two offshore accounts – personally and per entity
§ Open an account when you can
§ Don’t close an account unless you really have to
§ Fees will keep going up
Banking In Today’s Climate
• Many jurisdictions have banking secrecy laws on the books, but that generally means bank employees can’t divulge whether you have an account at the bank.
• Most people break bank secrecy themselves.
What about banking privacy? Also known as banking secrecy
• For U.S. persons, FATCA will require you to waive banking secrecy laws specifically to allow banks to submit the information required by the IRS.
What about banking privacy?
• Basic Requirement – aggregate value of financial accounts greater than $10,000 at any point during the calendar year.
• File Form TD F 90-22.1
• Each account must be detailed with account number and maximum account value during the year
Account Reporting U.S. Citizens Only