OP the parts about incorporation and banking in Dubai would have been some of interest to you in the mentioned thread, different banks work under different regulations there (mostly local but within the DIFC, regulations closer to international practice, I think HSBC there has even a different status). Yet wherever you incorporate you indeed risk seeing your set up beeing nullified by a change in UK tax regulations, the instability of european tax laws is one of the things that has me reluctant to head back there. But good luck for your set up.
Also in HK you need a physical person as director but who doesn't need to be a resident, and no board meetings are required (the directors can sign whatever minutes are needed from wherever they are, at least for small companies, moreso for 1 man corporations), but you indeed need a yearly audit. How easy it is nowadays to open a bank account for HK companies managed from overseas i'm not so sure though.
Just something to think about, if you're a U.S. citizen you have to go through the formal process of revoking your citizenship to avoid being a U.S. person for tax and surveillance purposes. I say that because you used the verbiage "change my residing country" which isn't enough to change anything if you're a U.S. citizen.
Which gives you an exemption for $100,800 (2015) and potentially some housing costs. Worldwide income above that is still taxed even if you never step foot in the U.S.
I doubt that, unless you fancy discussing the minutiae of low level programming and its application to algorithmic trading. As predicted the pressure on Cameron is mounting. Watch as he now tries to divert attention away from himself by slamming the British Oversea Territories.
if you looked close into the UK and US history you'd know that they are not shy of making people guilty for legal activities.. including your neighbour Sarao (aren't you him ) On the larger scale.. all that b/s about democratic society only works for the middle part of the normal distribution. extremities live by different law. in short words - if you are part of an extremity - you do what you like.. until you get into spotlight... then you either will be shot or paying off through the nose.. don't get into spotlight.. legality is irrelevant in the extremities.. its same with physics. normal laws don't apply when your speed getting close to c.
Well, the powers that be have done a superb job of totally killing the story. As a result it looks like the fallout will be absolutely minimal and no tangible changes will result. Therefore I'm still fancying the BVI for this.
Have you found a place though where to open a bank account for the BVI company (without foing the private bank way) ? I haven't checked for a while and i'm curious
Not started looking yet. Put the whole thing on ice whilst I was waiting to see how the fallout from these Panama Papers settled. Will be picking things back up again now and I'll let you know how things go. Might also be useful for others who find the thread in the future.