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[15 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 338 views]

Singapore is the tax haven increasingly favoured by the super-rich as traditional European venues buckle on bank secrecy.

The sweaty Asian metropolis was the setting for ‘Rogue Trader’ starring Ewan Mcgregor, an embellished history of Bearings Trader Nick Leeson’s incredible 17Bn fraud.

Singapore also has the highest density of millionaires in the world.

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[13 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 339 views]

30-year fixed mortgages in the United States are now at a 30 year low, according to the most recent report from Freddie Mac. The rate at the end of the week on December 11, 2008 stood at a national average of 5.47 percent, which is down from 6.11 percent a year ago.
 
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