OffshoreCertified.com is the first, only, and premiere directory of Offshore Financial Service Providers that provides a simple and non-invasive system of certification and classification for firms involved in the businesses of:

• Trust and Estate Planning
• International and Offshore Investments, Mutual Funds, and Hedge Funds
• International and Offshore Insurance, Reinsurance, and Captive Insurance Planning and Administration
• International and Offshore Tax Strategies including Tax Minimization and Tax Avoidance
• Asset Protection and Privacy
• Acquisition of Second Citizenships
• International and Offshore Real Estate Purchasing and Financing
• International and Offshore Private Banking
• Provision of Legal Opinions Pertaining to Offshore Financial Transactions
• Provision of Accounting Services Pertaining to Offshore Financial Transactions
• Providers of Information Technology, Secure Email, and Data Backup Services to the Offshore Industry
• Providers of Credit Cards, ATM Cards, Debit Cards, and Electronic Payment Solutions
• Providers of Company, LLC, Trust, Foundation, and Yacht Registrations
• Regulators, and Professional Organizations Serving Professionals in the Offshore Financial Sector
• Firms that Provide Training and Professional Development to the Offshore Financial Sector
• News Services, and Publications Catering to the Offshore Financial Sector

OffshoreCertified.com is the only online directory with a sole mandate of promoting reputable and certified firms dealing in Offshore Finance to the general public. In addition, we offer the following:

1. Provides a comprehensive and managed listing of all Offshore Financial Services Providers worldwide and their key contacts;
2. Rates and provides a venue for rating the services provided by Offshore Financial Services Providers ;
3. Provides companies an opportunity to market their services through fee based sponsored links and directory exposure;
4. Provides Offshore Certified companies with enhanced search engine exposure through admission to The Offshore Finance Search Engine;
5. Provides for a reasonable fee, OffshoreCertified compliance reports outlining the certification results for each company reviewed every year;
6. Provides certificates to companies outlining their OffShoreCertified certification level;
7. Provides a comprehensive and managed search engine, Offshore Finance SE, covering issues of relevance to the Offshore Finance industry.

The "certification" process is as follows and is based on the criteria as described here.

The Five Categories for Review and "Offshore Certification" purposes are as follows:

1. Human Resources:
• Are the staff professional and/or academically qualified?
• Does the firm have a Training Tracking system in place for the recording of continuing professional develpment?
• Do staff perform / attend continuing professional development education and training activities?
2. Data Protection:
• Does the firm or entity have a specific electronic data protection system in the form of backup and recovery in place that will not result in your information being damaged or lost in the event of a natural or other disaster?
• Is data backed-up or stored to a jurisdiction that respects client privacy rights and will not put client affairs in a jurisdiction that may expose them to further legal risks?
• Is the data backed up to a jurisdiction other than the one in which the firm operates?
3. Regulatory Oversight and Licencing:
• Is the firm governed by or overseen by a relevant offshore regulator for the industries in which they operate?
• Are they licensed to be providing the offshore services as advertised?
4. Location:
• Does the firm have a physical location with direct phone numbers and mailing / courier contact information in an actual Offshore Financial Centre (as opposed to one who brokers the services from within an Onshore jurisdiction)?
5. Disaster Preparedness:
   • Does the firm have a comprehensive disaster preparedness and recovery plan such that your records and transactions will be safe and a plan minimizing operational down time is well and in place?

OffshoreCertified.com Rating System

Though visitors to the site will be able to rate all links and companies, OffshoreCertified.com will issue the first rating based on the above categories and methodology detailed below.

A 4* or 5* Star Rating:
This will be granted to those firms who demonstrate proficiency and / or sufficient planning in all of the five above categories - the quality of their coverage in the categories will determine whether the review is a 4 or a 5. A brief description of the level of coverage and proficiency in the five categories above will be provided by the OffshoreCertified.com review team in the link review section.

Firms receiving a 4* or 5* Star review will be listed by the administrator in the Jurisdiction Category (which will only accept posts by the administration team) based on where they operate thereby giving them more than one listing in the directory - in particular, one can find these firms by clicking on the appropriate offshore jurisdiction. These firms will also be acknowledged as "Offshore Certified" which results in the awarding of a certificate and further exposure on our network of sites and publications - in particular high quality firms will be included in the OffshoreFinance SE - the only and best managed search engine for the Offshore Finance industry.

A 2* to 4* Star Rating:
These will be awarded to firms that display minor to significant deficiencies or gaps in any of the 5 evaluative categories listed above.

A 1* Star Rating:
This will be awarded to firms that are proven or repeatedly alleged to be incompetent, or involved in fraudulent, unprofessional, or illegal activity. These firms may be removed from the Directory in due course unless significant changes are made to their operating procedures.

N.B. In the event that you fall short of receiving your 4 or 5 Star designation, reviews are conducted annually. Should you wish to have your review conducted prior to the 1 year anniversary of your initial review, you may be required to pay a reassessment fee. Contact the site administrator for details.

Firms are highlighted as "Offshore Certified" if they achieve a 4 or 5 star review rating from the OffshoreCertified.com assessment team.

A sponsorship on OffshoreCertified.com is an excellent way to promote your firm and its services to a targeted audience that either seeks or is very interested in finding an Offshore Financial Centre service provider.

Sponsors will have their links shown on all web pages and their link and description will remain in the Sponsor window on all OffshoreCertified.com pages until a specifed predetermined number of click-throughs to the firm profile have been achieved.

Current sponsor placement and review pricing is as follows and is subject to change - these prices generally cover the Fee services we offer covering:

• Expedited Certification Reviews
• Certification Intra-Annual Re-reviews
• Hard-copy OffshoreCertified Certificates
• Company Certification Compliance Report

Should you have any questions about OffshoreCertified.com do not hesitate to contact us at:

OffshoreCertified.com
c/o BCPM International Limited
P. O. Box 566 Main Street
Charlestown, St. Paul Parish
Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis
Eastern Caribbean

Telephone Numbers:
Canada/USA: +1 (416) 907 - 4822
UK/Europe: +44 (0)207 101 9522
St. Kitts and Nevis / Caribbean: +1 (869) 664 - 0191

Email: Info@OffshoreCertified.com