Nicaragua has tremendous upside potential in beachfront real estate, but there is also the risk of losses due to adverse political conditions. Some of the favorable aspects of Nicaragua include virgin Caribbean beachfront, splendid colonial architecture, gorgeous and varied landscapes, vast tracks of fertile farmland and some of the most under-priced property in Central America….
Buying a house could be the biggest investment you will ever make, and you shouldn’t just rely on the Seller’s word. It is important to learn the true value of the property and then negotiate the right price and terms. Here are some tools that can help you:Use county property information sites These sites can…
Just how bad is the global economic outlook? The lack of a consensus answer to that question is telling. Normally, the financial institutions that steer the world economy show a degree of agreement. But these are uncertain times. The International Monetary Fund said recently that the credit crunch had cost financial firms a stunning $945bn;…
Have you ever counted 3,546 small plastic insects?I have.One of my first sales as a business broker intermediary was a party store sold to a young couple by the retiring owner. Because the deal called for the buyers to purchase the inventory at cost, it was necessary to count every item in stock, whether in…
Buying property and building a house in Nicaragua requires patience and planning, as in every other place. Building in Central America introduces a few new challenges to investors and homebuyers. The Nicaragua property boom is just taking off, and so quality construction is still in its infancy. At this time only about 30% of the…
As banks and financial institutions wake up to the growing potential of the online trading market, they continue to look for the technological solutions for gaining reliable, fast access to the sector. However, developing a workable, tried and tested platform for online trading is neither a cheap, straightforward nor timely exercise – and it was…
It isn’t just corporate bombast. It’s a reality many US businesses have already witnessed. For many corporates, transfer pricing is the most important issue any large global business has to face up to during the next five years. Tax authorities – including Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customers (HMRC) – are getting tough with any company…
As a result of EU accession on May 1, 2004, investors in Hungary find themselves in a single market of 493 million consumers with enormous potential for developing new markets and new horizons. At the geographical centre of the region Hungary is destined to become a bridge between present EU members and those countries on…
Is it or isn’t it a bear market? Perhaps that’s not the question, but rather whether a young, new stock exchange in London like PLUS Markets Group can survive the volatility that’s been seen in the stock markets in the past few months. Ask these questions to PLUS’s director of business development Nemone Wynn-Evans, however,…
Custodians have a love/hate relationship with risk. On the one hand, they are wary of using their balance sheets for client financing, a reluctance that has helped investment banks make headway in the administration business. At the same time, custodians are interested in administering highly complex investment portfolios and products, many of which carry a…
