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gateley

(62,683 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 08:14 PM Jan 2012

Interesting info on Cayman Island and Swiss banks: [View all]

I'm really bothered by the fact that someone running for POTUS wouldn't have closed his offshore accounts in plenty of time before entering the race. I was trying to find a logical reason -- higher interest, maybe? I understand the primary
motivation is secrecy, but didn't know anything else about these banks:

(These are links to actual banks themselves, so they paint an attractive picture.)

http://www.offshorelegal.org/offshore-banking/cayman-islands-offshore-banking/why-do-offshore-banking-in-the-cayman-islands.html

http://swiss-bank-accounts.com/e/faq/index.html

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