Why Become a Member?
The Offshore Institute exists to serve its members in two ways. Firstly, to provide the highest possible standards in developing educational programmes in offshore financial subjects and secondly to provide a forum for an interchange of information on common issues facing practitioners and governments in offshore jurisdictions. Since its formation in 1989 by Peter Redmond, a distinguished British legal educationalist. The Institute has gone through an evolutionary process and now offers both direct and indirect services to members. These include:-
Direct
The provision of technical updates together with views and news on themes of current importance in the offshore financial world, presented in a highly professional and accessible format in The Institute's own official publication Shore to Shore;
Sponsorship of a postgraduate conference at Oxford University and negotiation of members' discounts at commercially administered conferences and seminars, which are directed both to the professional actively involved in offshore finance and to those professionals "onshore" who seek to broaden their knowledge of offshore matters to enable them to enhance the services they provide to their clients;
Assisting in the provision of "in house" programmes on topics of immediate concern to members;
Links with a number of academic institutions to facilitate the dissemination of research findings to members; and
The ability of members to network via The Institute with qualified professionals in other jurisdictions.
Indirect
Representations to government and regulatory bodies about relevant issues;
Presentations to relevant onshore bodies to enhance understanding of the offshore world; and
Attempts to combat misinformation in the media about the offshore world.
The Institute has members in both onshore and offshore jurisdictions and is dedicated to assisting them to develop themselves and the jurisdiction where they are located and, via its unique networking capability, the potential to do so is immense.
Members of The Offshore Institute are entitled to:
a certificate indicating membership of The Institute for public display and inclusion in the Membership Directory
a complimentary copy of various technical publications which has in the past included:
- The OFC Report
- The Offshore Trust Year Book
- The LSCA Guide to International Offshore Finance Centres
ability to attend members only conferences at international locations
ability to attend commercial conferences at significant discounts
an opportunity to buy a full set or individual copies, of Country Guides produced by the international accounting firm of Moores Rowland which are published in association with The Offshore Institute, at a specially discounted price of $200 per full set.
corporate membership of WEXAS Travel Club, which entitles Institute members to take advantage of excellent discounted airfares, together with a unique package of other benefits including hotel, car hire and travel insurance discounts.
a subscription for The Institute's official magazine Shore to Shore.
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