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	Offshore Financial Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		What is certainly true of offshore financial centres is that recently they have attracted a great deal more attention than in the past, and international initiatives spearheaded by the OECD, the FATF and the IMF have had a significant effect on the offshore finance industry.
		Critics of Offshore Financial Centres argue that a lack of transparency in Offshore Financial Centres means that they are vulnerable to being used in illegal tax evasion schemes.
		Another criticism levelled against Offshore Financial Centres is that whilst sophisticated jurisdictions usually have developed tax codes which prevent tax revenues leaking from the use of offshore jurisdictions, less developed nations, who can least afford to lose tax revenue, are unable to keep pace with the rapid development of the use of offshore financial structures.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Offshore_Financial_Centres (3116 words)

	Centre College: Prospective Students
		Centre's programs of need-based financial aid and merit scholarships are among the most generous of any top national college.
		Over 80 percent of Centre students receive some type of financial assistance and over 60 percent of all students receive need-based financial aid.
		Competitive scholarships at Centre are available for 40 to 50 percent of each freshman class, valued from $28,000 to over $132,000 (full tuition) each over four years.
	www.centre.edu /web/admission/financial (83 words)

	Independent Financial Centre of the Americas
		The Centre is being built and operated in the Dominican Republic, the geographical crossroads of the Americas.
		The Centre is the result of three years research into other financial centres and extracts best practice from around the world.
		We are applying the best practice of other financial centres, to create a new model for the 21st century, which responds positively to greater regulatory scrutiny and appeals to market participants operating in an increasingly innovative marketplace.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-10-2006/0004317806&EDATE= (1520 words)

	Centre College: Course Catalog: Admission and Financing a Centre Education
		Centre welcomes applications from foreign citizens who have outstanding secondary school records and who meet university entrance requirements in their native countries.
		Any student whose financial aid has been terminated may submit a written appeal to the Dean of Admission and Student Financial Planning explaining why satisfactory progress was not maintained and giving any reasons why aid should not be terminated.
		Financial aid credits may be adjusted as a result of any decrease in charges based on the above table due to withdrawal from the College.
	web.centre.edu /regist/catalog/admis.html (3090 words)

	Centre for Financial Services Education - Our Programs
		At the Centre for Financial Services Education a successful career in Canada's largest and fastest growing sectors is just a degree or a diploma away.
		The Centre is working with academic associations and organizations such as the Canadian Securities Institute, the Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario, the Financial Planners Standards Council and the Canadian Insurance Self Regulatory Organization.
		The Centre for Financial Services Education is located in the heart of downtown Toronto.
	www.georgebrown.ca /financialservices/programs.aspx (473 words)

	Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
		It is part of the larger vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, together with the Government of Dubai, to create an environment for progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region.
		Financial institutions may apply for licences in the above sectors.
		Financial services in the DIFC are regulated to international standards by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
	www.difc.ae (288 words)

	Welcome to FMC Financial Solutions Wealth Advice Centre - Financial Solutions
		FMC - Financial Solutions is the financial planning division of our firm dedicated to providing you with the right advice and investment strategies to create, maximise and protect your wealth.
		As authorised financial advisers, we are well qualified to offer you specific, tax-effective investment advice to fast-track your journey to financial security.
		Financial Planning is the difference between creating your own financial future and simply waiting to see what happens.
	www.financialmanagement.com.au /Financial_Solutions.htm (587 words)

	Financial Mirror
		Cyprus is losing ground as an international financial centre to a number of European competitors because it lacks some of the key elements which other jurisdictions boast, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Partner, Panikos Tsiailis.
		These are: an excellent banking centre with the presence of the world’s largest banks; experienced trustees and fund managers; a single regulatory authority; rapid handling of applications by the authorities; and an excellent reputation among investors.
		If the Financial Mirror understood it correctly, Cyprus is also breaking EU law by treating dividends received from a company abroad differently from dividends received from Cypriot companies.
	www.financialmirror.com /more_news.php?id=3174 (690 words)

	Financial Advisor Centre - Help and Information
		With so many different ways to invest today, it is wise to have a qualified financial advisor take a close look at your personal situation and make recommendations that take into account both the current market conditions and your financial needs.
		Financial Advisors have many different talents and different areas of expertise, and the Financial Advisor Centre is a place where you can search for advisors that meet your specific criteria.
		Regarded as the highest honor in financial services, this prestigious designation is confered only after careful review of the credentials of qualified candidates, including their education and work history.
	www.globefund.com /static/fachelp.html (3425 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Bahrain launches financial centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		MANAMA - Bahrain yesterday launched a one-billion-dollar financial centre aimed at attracting inward investment and securing the tiny kingdom's place as the Gulf's principal banking centre.
		The Bahrain Financial Harbour will comprise a "community of financial institutions, investment companies and corporations," developers said in a statement, giving no details as to when it will be up and running.
		The multi-billion dollar Dubai International Financial Centre will launch in early 2003 with the aim of bridging the financial markets of the East and West.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=5775 (242 words)

	London as a financial centre - London Life, GLA
		The British Bankers' Association (BBA), the leading trade association in the UK banking and financial services industry, is based in London.
		The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world centre for non-ferrous (non-iron) metal trading, providing the global forum for all those who wish to manage the risk of future price movements in non-ferrous metals.
		London is the world's principal centre for a wide variety of maritime industries and rivals centres such as Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and Athens.
	www.london.gov.uk /london-life/business-and-jobs/financial-centre.jsp (877 words)

	ABI Financial Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Aqua blue and sand beige like our famed beaches, these wings signal the future of the ABI Financial Group; still Caribbean in flavour but progressive, modern and ambitious.
		These two aspects - the solid center and its wings - are tied together by the sloped roof that covers the whole building.
		This distinctive structure has dramatically altered the St. John’s City skyline, while establishing the ABI Financial Group as a strong and proud presence in Antigua, the Caribbean, and the world.
	www.abifinancial.com /financial_centre.html (165 words)

	albawaba.com middle east news information::Qatar Financial Centre formally opens for business
		The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) formally opened Sunday for business, featuring a ceremony performed by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar, underlining the commitment of the State of Qatar Council of Ministers to the new regional financial centre.
		There is an extensive breadth of business that may be undertaken in the centre, but the strategic and commercial focus will be to encourage institutions that can help develop new and genuine revenue streams, thereby creating value for themselves and bringing complementary assets and skills to Qatar and the region.
		The Chairman and Chief Executive of the Regulatory Authority is Mr Phillip Thorpe who has a wealth of experience as a financial regulator and is highly regarded in the international financial community, having held senior posts in London, Hong Kong, Washington and Dubai.
	www.menareport.com /en/business,Financial_Markets/183008 (584 words)

	JTW News - Qatar Financial Centre hosts Euromoney Awards
		The Qatar Financial Centre was the principal host sponsor of the 2006 Euromoney Awards for Excellence in the Middle East, held at the Four Seasons hotel in Doha on 7 June.
		Euromoney magazine have been recognizing banking and financial services organizations operating in the Middle East for the past 14 years, and are widely regarded as the region's premiere awards.
		The QFC Euromoney Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Development of Financial Services in the Middle East was presented by Mr Stuart Pearce, Chief Executive Officer and Director General of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority to Mr Raymond Audi, Chairman of Bank Audi of Lebanon.
	www.turkishweekly.net /news.php?id=33613 (841 words)

	Centre for Financial Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The Centre for Financial Research at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge is a centre of academic excellence with interests in finance (including derivatives, risk management, fx, trading systems, real options, stock markets), logistics and telecommunications.
		The Centre's recent PhD and postdoctoral graduates are placed in leading financial institutions such as Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas, CIBC, Citigroup, CSFB, DeutscheBank, JP Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, Nomura, State Street and UBS.
		Centre members spoke by invitation at a number of global academic conferences on mathematical finance, financial engineering or related topics in Edinburgh (Elena Medova and James Scott), Milan and Rome (Michael Dempster and Elena Medova), London (Tom Payne and Yazann Romahi) and Cambridge (Elena Medova and Michael Dempster).
	www-cfr.jims.cam.ac.uk (817 words)

	Phillips, Hager & North Centre for Financial Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The Phillips, Hager and North Centre for Financial Research was established as the umbrella of Finance Division activity and coordinates the Division's research and educational activities around four broad themes that cut across industry segments:
		The Centre is guided by its director, Professor Ron Giammarino and an Advisory Board constituted by leading practitioners in finance and the financial markets.
		Established in 2001, funding for the Phillips, Hager and North Centre for Financial Research was provided by Phillips, Hager and North Investment Management Ltd. and its shareholders and matched by the University of British Columbia.
	www.sauder.ubc.ca /research/research_centres/phn.cfm (478 words)

	swissinfo - Financial centre Zurich undergoes cultural firms boom
		Zurich's traditional image as a grey centre of finance has been blown apart by a study that reveals a proliferation of creative cultural enterprises in recent years.
		He discovered that the art and culture industry has eaten into the dominance of the banking, insurance and financial sectors and now makes up around one sixth of the total number of firms in Switzerland's biggest city.
		Zurich is Switzerland's financial centre and home to the stock exchange and multi-national banks and insurance companies.
	www.swissinfo.org /eng/front/detail/Financial_centre_gets_dose_of_creative_flair.html?siteSect=105&sid=6732940&cKey=1148026302000 (822 words)

	The Centre For Financial Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Students are required to be highly literate and have a facility for mathematics and financial concepts.
		The Financial Planning (Co-op) Specialization will enable students to gain the knowledge and skills required to work in the growing field of financial planning.
		Graduates will be prepared for employment in banking and financial institutions in the area of financial planning, sales, marketing or management.
	www.senecac.on.ca /business/financial_services/programs.cfm (2692 words)

	Services - Financial Information Service
		Financial Information Service Officers can assist you to make informed financial decisions and help you to understand the consequences of those financial decisions in the short, medium and long term.
		(Financial Information Service Officers have no authority to do this but may be able to work out approximately what your payments will be).
		You are welcome to bring someone else with you when you visit the Financial Information Service Officer, for example a relative, friend or carer.
	www.centrelink.gov.au /internet/internet.nsf/services/fis.htm (921 words)

	Banking and Financial Centre
		Bahrain is the financial services centre of the Middle East.
		Utilising sophisticated worldwide communications, it serves both a regional and international clientele and provides a complete range of financial and banking services including well-developed offshore facilities.
		The BMA is an independent juristic Organisation with wide ranging powers as the central monetary institution of the state.
	www.bahraintourism.com /bank.htm (150 words)

	The Banker: Qatar Financial Centre: Burning Ambition
		Qatar is fostering a project finance partnership with the international finance community via establishment of the Qatar Financial Centre and the approval of new laws.
		Estimates suggest that the total value of investment project opportunities in Qatar in the 2004-2010 period across all sectors, from LNG to education and research to hotels, is around $110bn.
		Qatar’s financial centre is based on a very different model to others in the Gulf, and is designed to attract big business, as Stephen Timewell explains.
	www.thebanker.com /news/categoryfront.php/id/428/Qatar_Financial_Centre:_Burning_Ambition.h... (367 words)

	Professional Financial Centres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Solicitors Financial Centres are dedicated to providing high quality financial advice which complements solicitors' legal advice.
		Being controlled by solicitors, each Centre shares the ethics and standards for which the legal profession is renowned: probity, impartiality and technical expertise.
		Whether the client is a private individual, a trust or a company, and whether the need relates to investment, pensions, life insurance, mortgages or general financial planning, Solicitors Financial Centres offer the complete financial service for the professional client.
	www.pfcexeter.co.uk (96 words)

	Financial Infromation Centre - FIC Home
		The Centre has been established pursuant to the provisions of UNMIK Regulation No. 2004/2, “On the deterrence of money laundering and related criminal offences” promulgated on February 6th, 2004.
		The establishment of the Financial Information Centre is directed at enhancing law enforcement capacities, particularly in information gathering and analysis, aimed at deterring money laundering and related criminal offences through greater transparency in financial transactions.
		The Financial Information Centre will receive and analyse the required reports, ensure compliance, and cooperate with its international counterparts and law enforcement agencies in tracing illicit money outside and inside of Kosovo.
	www.unmikonline.org /fic.htm (131 words)

	Oxford Financial Research Centre: Welcome to the Oxford Financial Research Centre
		A unique research centre focusing on taxation policies and policy options affecting business in the UK has been estalished at the Said Business School, University of Oxford.
		The Centre was setup following a donation to the University of Â£5 million for an initial 5 year period by the Hundred Group of top UK companies.
		The MFE is a unique course, providing an intensive nine-month professional training in financial economics, and provides its graduates with a headstart in the worlds of business finance and financial research.
	www.finance.ox.ac.uk (323 words)

	Vanuatu Financial Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Vanuatu Offshore Financial Centre was established in 1971.
		Given that Vanuatu is the longest established offshore financial center in the Pacific the FCA members also provide extensive services to overseas clients who are not directly involved in the Vanuatu economy.
		In addition to the earlier mentioned financial institutions, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Agence Française de Development (AFD) and the Centre for the Development of Industry (CDI) all maintain offices in Port Vila.
	www.investinvanuatu.com /vanuatu/fin_serv.htm (544 words)

	UNFCU Investment Centre: Meet Your Financial Advisors
		Brenkovich is an expert in financial planning, branch management, operations and industry compliance.
		Our team of experienced, credentialed and multi-lingual Financial Advisors is committed to helping you create a solid financial plan for you and your family – the foundation on which your financial future is built.
		Securities offered exclusively through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Member NASD/SIPC, an independent broker/dealer, and are NOT NCUA Insured; NOT GUARANTEED by the United Nations Federal Credit Union; Subject to risk and may lose value.
	www.unfcu.org /invest/ic_contacts.asp (293 words)

	Financial Centre Frankfurt
		Contrary to that, little information about the financial centre Frankfurt is available - let alone academic research.
		This is a major drawback compared to financial centres like London, New York or Hongkong.
		"Finanzplatz e.V." (financial centre group) is a lobby-group for promoting the financial centre Germany (read Frankfurt), financed by the German Stock Exchange.
	www.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de /professoren/czayka/finanz-e_text.htm (925 words)

	Financial centre in Madeira
		Regulation and supervision of all banking, financial services and investment funds activities is conducted by the Banco de Portugal - the Portuguese Central Bank.
		The Bank of Portugal oversees and regulates all banking matters; the regulations are the same as those that apply to the establishment of financial institutions in mainland Portugal and involve prior authorisation from the Bank of Portugal or the Ministry of Finance.
		The banks of European Union member states are subject to less stringent authorisation requirements than non European Union financial institutions, under the EU "passport" rules.
	www.madeira-management.com /aboutmadeira/financialcentre.html (296 words)

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