http://www.abacusiom.com Abacus Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:11:56 +0000 en-us http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?Abacus-attends-Isle-of-Man-s-first-superyacht-conference-in-London-and-the-annual-Monaco-Yacht-Show-6 In spite of the recent economic downturn, the yacht industry has remained surprisingly active, albeit with prices of yachts having fallen. Indeed, for anyone seriously considering buying a yacht there are many bargains to be had at present. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?Abacus-attends-Isle-of-Man-s-first-superyacht-conference-in-London-and-the-annual-Monaco-Yacht-Show-6 http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?Eye-of-the-Tiger-4 Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea – the original Tiger economies before the label was attached to the Republic of Ireland and later Dubai. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?Eye-of-the-Tiger-4 http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?Isle-of-Man-scores-another-victory-at-prestigious-International-Investment-Awards-3 It was another successful night for the Isle of Man and its finance sector when the Isle of Man won the prestigious International Investment Award for ‘Best International Finance Centre’ for the 8th time out of 9. Isle of Man companies fared equally well in picking up the lion’s share, winning 8 other awards. Announcing the awards, host Steve Evans said “that in the judges’ opinion the winning centre had clearly identified the challenges that it faces and developed clear strategies to deal with these.” Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?Isle-of-Man-scores-another-victory-at-prestigious-International-Investment-Awards-3 http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?The-Isle-of-Man-and-Estonia-Sign-Historic-Double-Taxation-Agreement-5 On 8 May 2009, the Isle of Man concluded a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation with Estonia. The treaty generally follows the OECD Model Tax Convention and, to the Isle of Man Government’s credit, it is a first of its kind for any of British international finance centres. Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.abacusiom.com/news-detail.php?The-Isle-of-Man-and-Estonia-Sign-Historic-Double-Taxation-Agreement-5