The advantages of investing in offshore domiciled structured products, the jurisdictions where these products are available and the latest trends in this market segment were among the topics of the Practical implications of offshore structured products panel discussion at the SRP Africa Conference 2019, held in Cape Town on March 7.

These days there is a lot of talk about diversification and offshore investing adds another layer to that, according to Chris Berry, head of structured products, Standard Bank. “What people are after when they go for an offshore investment is strong and stable regulation,” said Berry. “The days of tax avoidance and evasion are long gone. It is not about that, it’s about picking somewhere that is tax neutral rather than trying to avoid tax and at the same time it’s a

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