International Finance and Administration, 2nd edition

Authors: Carla Channing, Colin Solomon

Published: December 2018 | ISBN: 9781860727375

Please note, the nominated study resources for the June 2023 exam session will be found in your MyCG in PDF format. This is a previous edition published in December 2018. We will not be updating the paperback edition.

The complete study guide for the core modules of our Level 4 International Finance and Administration qualifications. This guide provides an introduction to the international business environment and principles of trust and company law. It covers a range of topics, including the processes involved in offshore banking and how international finance centres are regulated and supervised. It also explores how valid trusts are created, principles of trust and company administration and steps to take to effectively prevent financial crime.

To help students apply principles and theory to real-life business situations, this text contains:

• Case law and case examples
• ‘Test yourself’ questions with full, worked answers
• Worked examples and ‘stop and think’ scenarios

Designed as an introductory programme for those who work, or want to work, in international finance, our IFA qualifications are transferable across jurisdictions. The qualifications are regulator-recognised in Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and the British Virgin Islands.

Contents

Part One: Introducing offshore finance centres
1. The development and features of offshore centres
2. Offshore financial services

Part Two: The legal environment
3. The importance of English law
4. Contract law

Part Three: Taxation
5. Different taxes and their implications
6. Taxation of offshore entities

Part Four: Banking
7. Accounts and payments
8. Offshore banking services

Part Five: Regulation and supervision of offshore finance centres
9. Regulation and supervision of the offshore services sector
10. Money laundering

Part Six: Creating a valid trust
11. Trust creation
12. The parties to a trust
13. Types of trusts

Part Seven: Companies and company law
14. Introduction to companies
15. Company incorporation
16. Company meetings and resolutions
17. Winding up

Part eight: Other vehicles, and trust and company administration
18. Other vehicles
19. Trust and company administration