The Conference runs over three days: Tuesday 2nd December - Thursday 4th December. Please allow 20 minutes for registration on the first day. Coffee will be served daily at 11.15 am and 4.15 pm and lunch will be served 1.15-2.45 pm. There will be a five-minute break between lectures.

TUESDAY 2ND DECEMBER 1997 - THE LATEST TRENDS IN OFFSHORE FINANCE

Chairman: Nicholas Jacob, Partner, Rooks Rider, London, UK

8.45am Registration & Coffee
9.20am Organiser's Address
9.30am Chairman's Introduction
9.45am Lectures begin

MORNING

Where is the Competitive Edge in Offshore Financial Services?
Anthony Fisher, Development Director, Gibraltar Finance Centre

Marketing Offshore Services for the 21st Century
Ivo Forde, Director, First Financial - Lowe Bell Communications, UK

Onshore Countries Used as Offshore Jurisdictions
Elisabeth Henson, Partner, Levy Gee, UK

Case Studies
Effective PR Strategy for Offshore Financial Services
Private Banking Services for Trust Companies

Lunch sponsored by Rooks Rider

AFTERNOON

The Conflicts of Trust Companies in the Private Banking Sector
Nicholas Jacob, Partner, Rooks Rider, London, UK

New Offshore Financial Vehicles
Jon Baker, Chairman, International Planning Group, USA

Emerging Offshore Jurisdictions
to be confirmed

Case studies
Onshore Countries Used as Offshore Jurisdictions; The UK, Luxembourg and Israel
Latest Trends in Offshore Investing

6.30pm - Cocktail Reception

WEDNESDAY 3RD DECEMBER 1997 - OFFSHORE & THE INTERNET

Chairman: Samuel Lohman, Partner, Samuel M Lohman & Associates, Switzerland

9.00am Coffee
9.30am Chairman's Introduction
9.45am Lectures begin

MORNING

E-Trading: Trading Securities through the Internet
Guy Knight, Marketing Director, Charles Schwab Europe, UK

How Safe is Banking and Trading through the Internet?
George Kledoras, President, Kledoras Communication & Design, USA

Usage of Offshore Jurisdictions for Internet Transactions
Jacques Leuba, Managing Director, Banque Internationale a Luxembourg (Jersey) Ltd

Case Studies
Offshore Company Registration & Management and the Internet
Private Banking & The Internet

Lunch sponsored by Levy Gee

AFTERNOON

Money laundering through the Internet: Who is at risk?
Michael L. Potter, Partner, Potter Day & Associates, PC, USA

The Tax Implications of Internet Trading
to be confirmed

Case Studies
Money Laundering & the Internet
Internet Offshore Banking

5.30pm - End of the day's session

THURSDAY 4TH DECEMBER 1997 - EMERGING MARKETS

Chairman: Chris Poll, Chairman, Micropal, UK

9.00am Coffee
9.30am Chairman's Introduction
9.45am Lectures begin

MORNING

Investing in Emerging Markets for Offshore Fund Managers
Chris Poll, Chairman, Micropal, UK

How Offshore Centres can be Instrumental to the Development of Emerging Markets
Andreas Philippou, Director, The Central Bank of Cyprus

Due diligence & Investigations in Emerging Markets
David Crichton-Miller, Head of Business Intelligence, Kroll Associates, UK

Case Studies
Due diligence & Investigations in Emerging Markets
Offshore Services for Eastern European Clients

AFTERNOON

Offshore services for South American Clients
Marc Harris, President, The Firm of Marc Harris, Panama

Offshore Services for Chinese Clients
to be confirmed

Case Studies
Hong Kong & China

4.45pm - End of day's session

Conference Papers

Whilst nothing compares to being at the conference, if you cannot fit this important event in your busy schedule, you can purchase the conference papers for œ250. Please note: the number of conference papers being printed is limited, it is therefore strongly advised that you reserve your material in advance if you are unable to attend the conference.

SHOREX 97 Exhibitors and Sponsors include:

  • AMS Financial Services
  • Antigua Government
  • Appleton Company Services
  • Aruba Financial Centre
  • Asiacati Trust Group
  • Bank of Valetta International
  • Bank von Ernst
  • Basel Trust Corporation
  • Belize
  • BNA International
  • Business Monitor
  • British Virgin Islands Government
  • CA Software
  • Central Bank of Cyprus
  • Cooper Gay & Company
  • Coutts & Co
  • EBM International
  • Euromoney Publications
  • European Independent Financial Advisors Network - EIFAN
  • Fiduciana Verwaltungsanstalt
  • First Fidelity Trust
  • First Financial - Lowe Bell Communications
  • First National Building Society
  • Foster & Dunhill
  • Gaiacorp Ireland
  • Harney, Westwood & Riegels
  • IBC Ingushetia
  • IBFD Bureau
  • IFA Review
  • IFG
  • Inkombank Cyprus Offshore Banking Unit
  • International Herald Tribune
  • International Finance Trust Company
  • International Management Services
  • International Planning Group
  • International Real Estate Institute
  • Investment Intelligence
  • Investment International
  • Jawer
  • Levy Gee
  • Lloyd's of London
  • London's Financial News
  • Madeira Fiducia Management
  • Mauritius Offshore Business Activities Authority - MOBAA
  • Manx Offshore Administration
  • Micropal
  • Morgan & Morgan
  • Mossack Fonseca & Co
  • Nabarro Nathanson
  • Nationwide Company Services
  • Nersa
  • Nevis Financial Commission
  • Newcastle Bank
  • Overseas Development Bank & Trust co
  • Offshore Express
  • Offshore Who's Who
  • Perpetual Investment Management Services
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Rooks Rider
  • SCF International Trust and Management Co
  • SEI Investments
  • Singer & Friedlander (Isle of Man)
  • St Kitts Financial Services Department
  • St Vincent Government
  • St Vincent Trust Service
  • The European
  • The Firm of Marc M. Harris
  • Tru-Est Publishing - STEP directory
  • TrustNet
  • USA Corporate Services
  • Western Union
  • And many more.....

Contact: Oliver Jones of Shorex Ltd. - tel: +44 171 482 1000 - fax: +44 171 482 1100 email:info@shorex.com

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