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  International Finance Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
International Finance Centre (IFC for short, usually ifc on road signs; Chinese: 國際金融中心; 國金 for short) is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.
The top floor of Two IFC is slightly higher than the city's landmark the Peak viewing gallery in Hong Kong.
A flyover from IFC to the outlying island piers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Finance_Centre   (797 words)

  
 International Finance Centre - Encyclopedia, History and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
International Finance Centre (IFC) is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.
It is 180 m tall, has 39 stories and four trading floors, 18 high speed passenger lifts in 4 zones, and comprises 784,000 square feet (72,800 m²).
Designed by Cesar Pelli, this 415.8 m tall building is currently Hong Kong's tallest, with 88 stories (an extremely lucky number in Cantonese culture) and 22 high-ceiling trading floors.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Two_International_Finance_Centre   (670 words)

  
 International Finance Centre
International Finance Centre (IFC) is an office complex consisting of two skyscrapers in Hong Kong, owned by the MTR Corporation[?].
One International Finance Centre has been completed in 1999.
Two International Finace Centre will be completed in 2003.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/if/IFC,_Hong_Kong.html   (108 words)

  
 Centre for Financial Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 bimonthly journal Quantitative Finance, which Professor M A H Dempster co-edits with Professor J Doyne Farmer of the Santa Fe Institute, successfully launched in 2001 has drawn considerable acclaim during its 2 years from the City, Wall Street and other global financial capitals.
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)

  
 Jersey Finance Industry
The finance industry is attracted to Jersey by the island's stable government, our proximity to both the UK and continental Europe, the significant body of expertise developed by the industry in a wide range of financial services and a competitive tax environment.
The island's Finance industry has developed a first class reputation internationally and is in the top tier of offshore centres.
Jersey is an international finance centre with 51 banks, over 30,000 registered companies and more than £150 billion deposited in the Island at any one time - 60% in foreign currency.
www.islandlife.org /finance_jsy.htm   (853 words)

  
 Welcome to Jersey Finance Online - Article for Ashton & Denton - Jersey Finance promoting the Islands Strengths as an ...
Jersey Finance Limited is the promotional body which represents Jersey’s finance industry and promotes the Island as an international finance centre of repute on the worldwide stage.
The organisation’s primary responsibilities are to provide accurate information about the finance industry to the media, both locally and internationally, and to create an environment for local finance industry professionals to promote their individual organisations, services and products.
It is our role at Jersey Finance to promote the reputation enjoyed by the Island’s financial services industry and to ensure that the diversification of that industry is conveyed as widely as possible to corporate clients and international investors.
www.jerseyfinance.je /content/1248/index.html   (843 words)

  
 Expatriate Mortgages Services
(IMP) are the UK's leading independent providers of expatriate mortgage finance for British expats purchasing or refinancing UK property for family use or commercial letting.
International Mortgage Plans (IMP) have numerous schemes with mortgage lenders that will cater for expats purchasing or remortgaging their main UK property or UK Buy-to-Let properties, be it one property or multiple properties.
International Mortgage Plans are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority our registration number is 302775 and we hold Consumer Credit Licence number 504524
international-mortgage-plans.com   (460 words)

  
 Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Updated Nov. 8, 2000
Below is the Hong Kong Convention Centre extension, built in 1994-7 for the handover ceremonies.
The dark blue building just to the left of The Centre is One International Finance Centre (1999), which is the first of a series of developments on newly reclaimed land built as part of the US$20-billion new Hong Kong International Airport project.
The gold building is the Far East Finance Centre, and the building under construction is the Cheung Kong Centre, which was completed in 1999.
www.geocities.com /asiaglobe/gallery/hongkong2.htm   (1036 words)

  
 Isle of Man Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Isle of Man is an established international finance centre with a secure base built upon political stability, economic independence, low taxation and a firmly established fiscal and regulatory environment.
The sophistication of the Island as an international finance centre is fully supported by a modern infrastructure and the Island is one of the such centres whose Government objectives for economic growth are matched by the space and labour resources needed to sustain them.
The emergence of the Isle of Man as a major international finance centre has come about largely as a result of the Isle of Man Government's willingness to attract business by implementing facilitative legislation where appropriate and refining the existing legal position in other cases.
www.cains.co.im /IsleofMan/IOM.htm   (261 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: International-Finance-Centre
A taboo is a strong social prohibition (or ban) relating to any area of human activity or social custom declared as sacred and forbidden; breaking of the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society.
The Nomura Group (野村グループ;; Nomura gurūpu) is an international conglomerate of financial services and consulting companies, headquartered in the Nihombashi district of Tokyo, Japan.
The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/International_Finance_Centre   (2257 words)

  
 International finance, dubai international finance center, international business finance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is the entrance to a economics textbook on international finance theory and policy analysis.
Isle of Man Finance is a division of the Treasury Department of the Isle of Man...
International Rivers Network is the leading organization working to halt the construction of destructive river development projects and to promote sound...
www.247ask.com /international-finance.html   (1037 words)

  
 ASIL Electronic Resource Guide
Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (http://www.iiblp.org/index.asp) is an educational and research institution dedicated to harmonize international law and practice in the field of banking law.
International Competition Network (ICN) (http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/) The ICN was established in 2001 by the Memorandum on the Establishment and Operation of the International Competition Network.
International economics, health and welfare, labor and demographics, law and economics are a few of the headings of this compilation of links.
www.asil.org /resource/iel1.htm   (11561 words)

  
 International Finance Corporation - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
For Intelligent Flight Control, IFC or IFCS, see Aircraft flight control systems.
Ihe International Finance Corporation (IFC) was created on July 20, 1956.
It is responsible for providing finance to support private ventures in developing countries, and forms part of the World Bank group based in Washington, D.C. edit]
www.indopedia.org /IFC.html   (195 words)

  
 The International Islamic Finance Forum - Supporters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As previous attendees at the International Islamic Finance Forum are aware, the event produces a lot of important and valuable documentation.
Islamic Banking and Finance magazine is distributed to 9,000 key decision-makers worldwide, with the main emphasis on the Middle East, Europe, and Malaysia.
Islamic Finance Interactive (IFI), one of the leading publications on Islamic banking and finance industry, is read by senior executives and key decision-makers in Southeast Asia, Middle East and other parts of the world.
www.islamicity.com /recognitions/IIFF/050210/default.htm   (2450 words)

  
 News Story - The Isle of Man - International Finance Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In doing so, the Island took one of the most radical steps ever taken by an international finance centre as it announced a public commitment to cut the standard rate of corporation tax to zero, subject to approval in its Parliament.
The Isle of Man is not a member of the EU and, by virtue of its constitutional relationship, was not obliged to comply with this initiative.
However, the Island is committed to adhering to established international standards as was shown in its constructive engagement with the OECD (the Island successfully removed any threat of “fllisting” at the end of 1999, some 15 months before most of its peers managed to achieve similar status).
www.isleofman.com /newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=9&z=1   (1283 words)

  
 International Finance Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It consists of three skyscrapers and the IFC Mall and Airport Express station, owned by the MTR Corporation.
One International Finance Centre was completed in 1999.
It is 210 m tall and has 38 stories.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/international_finance_centre   (236 words)

  
 International Finance Centre, Hong Kong - ifc - Two ifc services
The management services available to tenants of Two ifc are designed to be comprehensive, diversified and personalised.
In the event of an evacuation, instructions are provided via Two ifc's internal communication system.
Flawless building operations are crucial to business, and the management's well-trained facilities team is in place to maintain Two ifc's position as the pre-eminent address in Hong Kong.
www.ifc.com.hk /english/twoservices.aspx   (752 words)

  
 2 International Finance Centre - Wikipedia
Der Grundstein für das Gebäude 2 International Finance Center (kurz 2 IFC) an der Man Po Street in Hong Kong wurde 2000 gelegt, nach dreijähriger Bauzeit wurde es 2003 eröffnet.
Mit 415 Metern (1362 ft.) ist es genauso hoch wie der ehemalige Südturm des World Trade Center, hat jedoch im Gegensatz zu diesem "nur" 88 Stockwerke.
2 IFC, wie es auch genannt wird, ist das höchste Gebäude in Hong Kong und übertrifft den Central Plaza um mehr als 40 Meter.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/2_International_Finance_Centre   (263 words)

  
 BDO Barrett & Partners - Vanuatu - Accountants and Business Advisers - International Finance Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Vanuatu established itself as an International Finance Centre and off-shore tax haven for international business in 1971 and enjoys an excellent reputation with extensive financial, legal and banking facilities within the centre.
There is up to a 90 minute overlap with New York (depending on daylight saving) and a 3 hour lead to Hong Kong.
Port Vila has a first class international communication with its own earth satellite station and 24 hour telephone and facsimile facilities.
www.bdovanuatu.com /finance.htm   (269 words)

  
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Mayencourt: Fifteen years ago we created the International Financial Centre in Vancouver, with a mandate to establish B.C. as a global competitor in the financial marketplace.
Due to excessive regulation and high taxes under the previous government, B.C. dropped to the bottom of the list in Canada in being able to attract that private sector investment.
A recent report by the International Finance Centre suggests that changes to provincial legislation may be in order, in order to improve B.C.'s global standing.
www.lornemayencourtmla.bc.ca /2377/9959   (210 words)

  
 Welcome To Vanuatu Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Vanuatu is a group of 83 islands in the South West Pacific, North East of New Caledonia and North West of Fiji.
The international offshore finance centre infrastructure of Vanuatu has long been a favourite of investors.
The Vanuatu Finance Centre Association is world standard and Vanuatu is well facilitated with a number of international banks.
www.vanuatu.net.vu   (125 words)

  
 Research and Markets: View this Comprehensive Guide to International Financial Centres Specialising in the Diverse Area ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The International Financial Centres' Yearbook -- IFC Yearbook -- is a comprehensive guide to international financial centres (IFCs) specialising in the diverse area of 'offshore' finance.
This essential reference book and point of contact for the 'offshore' practitioner features 'at-a-glance' guides to over 35 international finance centres across the globe providing vital information for the practitioner wishing to 'move a client offshore'.
More in-depth guides to 13 of the IFCs highlight new regulation and developments keeping the practitioner up to date on important changes within those centres which may impact on their clients presence there -- and the other IFCs get to read about what the 'competition' is up to.
www.forbes.com /businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2005/07/08/businesswire20050708005009r1.html   (777 words)

  
 International Finance Centre, Hong Kong - ifc - Four Seasons Hotel
Situated in the western portion of the International Finance Centre, Hong Kong's first Four Seasons-branded hotel is poised to set the new standard for excellence in a city renowned for exceptional accommodations.
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong's waterfront position, overlooking Victoria Harbour and the central business district, will place international business and leisure travellers in the heart of all that Hong Kong has to offer.
As part of the ifc complex, the Hotel provides guests with direct access to exclusive shops and the office towers.
www.ifc.com.hk /english/fsh.aspx   (215 words)

  
 Jersey Finance Limited Established - 30 October 2000 (7)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A new agency, Jersey Finance Limited, has recently been established to represent and promote the interests of Jersey as an international finance centre.
and the finance industry; the States has agreed to fund half of the agency’s budget, whilst the balance will be funded by members of the industry through voluntary subscriptions.
The agency is expected to fulfil its role in promoting the strength of Jersey’s finance industry through a variety of means.
www.voisinlaw.com /rdl306   (382 words)

  
 Key Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jersey is one of the world’s major International Finance Centres.
Its successful combination of stability and reliability has kept Jersey at the forefront of global finance for nearly half a century.
Professionalism, convenience and quality of service are the hallmarks of Jersey as an International Finance Centre.
www.key-trust.com /centre.htm   (102 words)

  
 Inaugural Financial Services Regatta To Take Place In BVI Waters
The inaugural Financial Services Challenge for the International Finance Centre Cup is set to take place on the weekend of June 25/26, 2005, in the British Virgin Islands.
The Financial Services Challenge’s primary sponsor and host for the weekend of sailing is the BVI International Finance Centre.
The launch of the IFC in 2003 marked the final stage in the BVI Government's plans to separate the marketing and regulatory functions for the industry.
www.prweb.com /releases/2005/5/prwebxml244644.php   (720 words)

  
 International Finance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The new IFC 2 (International Finance Center), Central District, Hong Kong At 88 floors, it is now (Jul 2004) the tallest...
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www.financialfactsmadesimple.com /internationalfinance   (840 words)

  
 International Finance Centre, Hong Kong - ifc - BURBERRY
International Finance Centre, Hong Kong - ifc - BURBERRY
For a larger view of the ifc mall, see the floor plan.
Don't miss any special ifc mall events and promotions.
www.ifc.com.hk /english/shop.aspx?id=2050   (63 words)

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