Global Citizen Report

Page |0

1/1/2014

LUXURY24SEVEN

GLOBAL CITIZEN REPORT

Life and Global Mobility Solutions | Luxury24seven

Life and Global Mobility Solutions | Luxury24seven
Q1 2014

Across the Globe & Beyond

Volume 3, Issue 1

WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER AN INVESTMENT
IN GLOBAL SPONSORSHIP
In the technology driven sport
franchise such as the FIA’s Formula
One
World
Championship
sponsorship offers investors pure data
driven results as well as the benefits
of a world class image of excellence
and sophistication. Exceeding in
expectations,
development
and
efficiency one major benefit is the
marketing strategy behind Formula
One sports sponsorship that enables
companies to get a message across
to a global audience of up tone half a
billion people on almost any given
weekend during the year.

The FIA’s Formula One Advantage
Recently cited in the NY Times,
former sponsor “LG Electronics,
which has been a sponsor of the
series for the last five years,
released a statement thanking
several groups it has worked within
the Formula One company and
cited figures to show what the
series represented for the company
as follows: 229,784 seconds of
television exposure; 1,665 guests
hosted; 220 televisions throughout
the paddock and Formula One
Paddock Club; (attending) 94
Grands Prix” in total. (Read more on
page 2 )

Buying
Opportunities
International Real
Estate

6

WHY YOU
SHOULD
CONSIDER
INVESTING IN
GLOBAL
SPONSORSHIP

1

Investing In Art
Funds? It Should
Be A Regulated
Affair

4

Who Is Yan
Denes?

11

Internationalization
and The 401K. Is It
Legal?

1

Life, Death or
Investing?
You Decide.

6

Special points
of interest:


What are the
exchange
benefits of
“free hold”
asset
protection
and asset
appreciation?
Page 1



What is the
relevance of
arbitrage in
art fund
investing?
Page 4

Crisis Investing
Internationalization and The 401K. Is It Legal?
Crisis investing is untraditional because it is based on a long term unstable
economic environment. Today more than ever, stabilizing your future and protecting
against uncertainty is essential.
In 2014, the United States dollar will experience more capital or currency controls
and the IMF is currently recommending a capital levy placed on HNWI to reduce
debt to GDP ratios and stabilize global bond markets. New FATCA regulations
have been adopted to enhance international cooperation and make it harder HNWI
to evade taxation by placing funds elsewhere.
Along with the growing mistrust of the financial services industry, as an alternative,
HNWIs are seeking safety and value through investing in fine art, vintage auto or
historic coins and storing them for inflationary protection in valuable tax mitigation
tools known as free ports. Their strategy involves buying and holding luxury assets
for future growth. In light of the new FATCA regulations, is this a viable and legal
strategy for U.S. citizens?
Self-directing your IRA with international retirement planning can help you save for
the future efficiently when local statutory and supplemental programs don’t provide
sufficient financial security.
Read More on Pg. 8

Contact:
tmcphearson@luxury24seven.com

Page |2

Luxury24seven Events Calendar 2014

Book Early Contact Us
Jan 18: SAG Awards – Los
Angeles - Fly to Los Angeles
and Witness the Red Carpet
Arrivals from the Red Carpet
as a VIP Guest with celebrity
access. Contact Us and Book
Now!
Jan 19: Producers Guild
Awards – Los Angeles

FEBRUARY

MARCH

Feb 2: Super Bowl – East Rutherford

Mar 1: International Spirit Awards – Los Angeles

Feb 5: Premiere: The Monuments Men
(starring George Clooney, Matt Damon,
Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig) – New York

Mar 1&2: Academy Awards Weekend – Los Angeles
Mar 13: Premiere: Nymphomaniac P1&p2 (starring Charlotte
Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Stacy Martin) – New York

Feb 6-13: New York Fashion Week –
New York

Mar 29: Kids Choice Awards – Los Angeles

Feb 14-18: London Fashion Week –
London

TBA: Premiere: Breathe In (starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce,
Kyle MacLachlan, Amy Ryan)

Feb 18-23: Milan Fashion Week – Milan

APRIL

Feb 19: The Brit Awards - London

Apr 6: Academy of Country Music Awards – Las Vegas

TBA: Premiere: Frankenstein
(starring Aaron Eckhart, Bill
Nighy, Jai Courtney, Miranda
Otto, Caitlin Stasey)

Feb 25-Mar 5: Paris Fashion Week –
Paris

Apr 7-13: The Masters – Augusta

TBA: Premiere: Noah (starring
Russel Crowe, Ray Winstone,
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman,
Julianne Moore, Jennifer
Connelly, Douglas Booth)

TBA: Premiere: In Secret (starring
Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton, Jessica
Lange, Oscar Isaac)

Jan 25: Directors Guild Awards
– Los Angeles
Jan 24-26: Grammy Awards
Weekend – Los Angeles

Feb 26: Premiere: The Bag Man (starring
Robert De Niro, John Cusack) - New York

Apr 13: The MTV Movie Awards – Los Angeles
Apr 11-13: Coachella Weekend 1 – Indio
Apr 18-20: Coachella Weekend 2 – Indio
TBA: Premiere: The Other Woman (starring Cameron Diaz,
Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kate Upton, Nicki Minaj)
TBA: Premiere: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (starring Andrew
Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Felicity
Jones, Paul Giamatti)
TBA: Premiere: Captain America (starring Chris Evans,

Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie)
June - MeetUp New York
City

February - Carnival Venice

March- FIA Formula One Championship Race
Series

Hospitality & The Technology Economy of Formula One
Juan Manuel Cendoya, senior executive vice president of communications, corporate marketing and
research for Banco Santander stated that his company “always evaluates our internal investment ( in
Formula One), and in the last five years it is 1 to 5 — we are investing $1 and in the end you are getting $5
back in terms of recognition
Technology driven competition is not cheap but what is unique is how the competitive technology of
Formula One teams can benefit sponsors through a ROI that enables companies to improve their own
performance. One example are the smart sensors used by McLaren to track the performance of their cars
on the track are now being used for the first time in clinical trials of new drugs. Another example recently
cited in GulfBusinesss.com, is of GlaxoSmithKline Plc, which asked the McLaren Team to help reduce the
time spent switching its toothpaste production lines. "Changeovers in the manufacturing world are very like
pit stops in an F1 team," says GSK's global manufacturing and supply chief, Roger Connor. The technology
and culture of Formula One has helped improve business operations in companies like AT&T and Tata
Communications to name a few. Teams use big data and cloud technology to analyze information and
measure how to adapt and improve performance with speed and proficiency. A return on sponsorship
investment in a Formula One series or race is exponentially greater than on any other.

Why race? To capture the essence of competition; challenging
one's self- consciousness & one’s self- determination.

Page |4
Formula One’s Story
The sport franchise is strongly related to competitive
capitalism as it helps define the nature of competition in
a national or corporate sense away from ideology and
fantasy. Formula One provides real world solutions to
global problems such as sustainability or medical
technology.

The FIA’s Formula One Advantage
Investing in Formula One or Formula E Sponsorship can comprise of an individual team, race or
the overall series. No two contracts are the same in a sponsorship agreement but each
agreement does contain complex and confidential get out clauses for both sides. Advantages
can offer consultancy in exchange for investment as well as promotional activities such as
hospitality.
For U.S. multi-national corporations increasing economic interests outside the United States,
according to the Economist magazine, can help align American values and national security with
concerns for economic well-being. Focusing alliances with European businesses as well as
those in other great nations such the BRIC nations can be beneficial.
"For a business, this (Formula One/Formula E Sponsorship Investing) is a great investment,
especially if you have offices all over the world. That's great for networking and business. It's a
huge opportunity."
Sources

From Artist Yan Denes

Investing In Art Funds? It Should Be A Regulated Affair
Since 2005, art has proven a safer investment than that
of the stock market Investing in luxury collectible assets
such as art, vintage auto and coins can help diversify
anyone’s retirement investment portfolio and help reduce
the associated risk of inflationary monetary policy
serving as a hedge against inflation.
What is an Art Fund?
Art funds are privately offered investment funds that
generate returns through acquisition and disposition of
art pieces. Similar to a mutual fund, in an art fund, a buy
and hold strategy varies in size, duration, compensation
and investment focus. Some funds also come with
restrictions and stipulations incorporated into their
design. In the United States art funds usually fall within
the Investment Company Act of 1940 and act as a
mutual fund to investors.
A very niche product, those art funds which have fewer
than 500 investors are not subject to regulation. Art
funds are regulated in the USA by compliance with the
ERISA and other art fraud regulatory agencies but
some funds benefit from this lack of transparency in the

form of arbitrage. To some art funds, this concept
of arbitrage is simply “bad news”. They are usually
categorized as un-regulated and non-transparent
but some funds do offer full disclosure and
transparency to reduce risk to the investor.
The Anthea Contemporary Art Investment Fund
SICAV FIS is a Luxembourg firm, regulated and
based in Swtizerland.

Page |6

From Artist Yan Denes

Anthea Art fund is not registered with the SEC yet is
classified as a Luxembourg regulated investment
fund according to the Luxembourg law of 13
February 2007 relating to Specialised Investment
Funds (SIF) and is distributed all over Europe.
Being regulated in Luxembourg means to operate
under the supervision and monitoring of its
regulatory authority the Commission de Surveillance
du Secteur Financier (CSSF) which provides
investors with a clear and reliable operating
framework for the management of their investments.
Regarding one of the most distinctive features of
Anthea Contemporary Art Investment Fund SICAV
FIS is definitely the quality of their Art Investment
team which includes professionals such as Jean
Christoph Ammann and Paolo Colombo who enjoy a
very established reputations and are extremely well
regarded within the art world. Advised by Paolo
Colombo, who is adjunct art advisor at the Istanbul
Museum of Modern Art. From 2001 to 2007 he was
curator of MAXXI, the Museo Nazionale delle Arti
del XXI Secolo in Rome, from 1989 to 2000 he was
Director of the Centre d’Art Contemporain in Geneva
and in 1999 he curated the 6th Istanbul Biennial.
The Anthea Contemporary Art Investment Fund
SICAV FIS is also advised by Prof. Dr. JeanChristophe Ammann who is a Swiss curator and art
historian. From 1967 to 1968 he worked together
with Harald Szeemann at the Bern Kunsthalle.
Afterwards he directed the Kunstmuseum in

Luzern until 1977. In 1971 he was the
Swiss commisar at the Paris Biennale
and in 1972 he worked with Harald
Szeemann on the conception of the
Documenta 5, recognized as “the most
interesting and influential art exhibition
ever conceived”.
The fund focuses on sophisticated
projects with a minimum investment of
125,000 euro.
Most of the fund’s
investor’s are somehow involved in art
such as collectors or buyers.
The Anthea Contemporary Art
Investment Fund SICAV FIS also
focuses on a diverse mixture of
emerging, established and blue chip
artists. Private client collections under
advisement have appreciated 120%
over a 10-12 year term.
Bubbles? The cost benefit of the
Federal Reserve’s current asset
buying has reached $4 trillion. There
are concerns for asset prices
becoming over inflated, but managing
the effects of asset purchases or
excessive leveraging or risk taking
can be done in the case of a strong
financial system in efforts to help
avoid asset bubbles. New legislative
rules are making a difference in the
system also. (Continued pg. 8)
For Opportunity Introductions or More Information

Art Investing :
Outside or Inside the market.
One piece masterpieces with proof
of authenticity.
Contact:
tmcphearson@luxury24seven.com

Crisis Investing

It’s Life or Death by Investing?
You Decide.
In 2014 and throughout the rest of the decade,
most between the ages of 35 and 70 will continue
to become more concerned with stabilizing their
future and protecting against the economic
uncertainty of our modern era

European Vintage Exotic Sales and
Rental – USA- Europe –Asia –
Africa-Caribbean-Australia-Middle
East-Central Europe-Russia

We like to call it “crisis investing” or “risk managing” because it is a psychological way of dealing with the
new “abnormal”. Mentally expecting a gain yet feeling and being better prepared for any real loss.
If you think of a downturn or weak real indicators in the current economy as similar to a peril, a death or a
devastating accident, then thinking of preparing for a loss and ensuring protection in your financial portfolio
makes sense.
Getting your financial portfolio to act like an insurance plan can be obtained through diversification and long
term strategic investments in start ups or intellectual property, job training in bio/nano technologies and
investment in utility infrastructure such as electric and natural gas.
Luxury24seven has connections in Switzerland to guide investors to good investment programs in the United
States, Canada, France, Spain, Greece, Japan, Korea, United Emirates, Malta, Israel, Hong Kong, Russia
and Australia.

Opportunities in Real Estate Investment
Real estate provides a stable, liquid, high yield investment in the real economy. Demand for real
estate as an investment by institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies
will increase in 2014. It is expected that the market will see lower volatility and the end of
quantitative easing. During the next 12 to 18 months, the Fed’s tapering of interest rates will adjust
to the current market conditions. Interest rates as low as zero are traditionally accompanied by rising
asset prices, but in the current economic crisis, the rate of inflation is not rising as quickly or as high
as is expected. The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of monetary and fiscal policies may be the
reason.
The Federal Reserve is attempting to level the playing field by using asset purchases as a
supplementary tool to bolster the economy but the biggest challenge is creating sustainable jobs
and reducing the rate of dissipation of the unemployed by training the needs of a 21st Century
Economy. Unless the economy gets better much faster than anticipated now is a great time to use
cheap money not to chase rising asset prices but to take advantage of good long term growth
opportunities.
A recent article in the Economist magazine suggests a way to create “fewer bubbles” and to
create more growth by micro managing the market. Low interest rates help ensure cheap money.
If a firm’s future profits are worth more today that should encourage investment in new buildings,
new business and infrastructure.

Page |8

Internationalization and The 401K
In 2011 Luxembourg enacted legislation creating special regime suspending VAT and customs duties on
goods introduced into a free zone from third countries or originating in the EU and destined for export
outside of the EU as long as the goods remain in the storage in the freeport. The value is much the same
as buying and holding assets for liquidation or selling at a later date or to gain and maintain a legal tax
advantage. As a result an individual pays more total tax in the future and one’s net amount gain is
greater. Instead of buying traditional assets, luxury goods may be a better option. For example, luxury
vintage cars have appreciated nearly 420% over the last 10 years.
In a high tech freeport, 20,000 square meters and 4 stories in space the facilities can handle
transportation , selling and storage of your items such as gold, art, vintage auto, jewelry and other
physical assets whose values considered investment grade. Did you know free-ports exist all over the
world but are most popular in Switzerland, Singapore, Luxembourg and China?
The freehold buildings provide for indefinite storage and maintain multi -functional environment providing a
list of services which help accommodate the needs of a collector, investor, museum or family office. Some
free holds can even store digital material and offer a team of experts on hand to analyze valuables for
example to certify an original painting versus a forgery. They may also provide insurance, photography of
stored items, showrooms and even the preservation of cultural heritage acting as a neutral platform. Of
course, 24 hour security and the latest safety technology are also provided. Right now the art house
Chrisities’ take up 40% of the free hold space in Singapore to manage clients’ accounts.
.

AirSpaceH2O
Networking - Investing – Travel - Retirement Planning
New York April – June
Miami Las Vegas
September
Texas
November

A Regulated Art Fund,Really? continued

Bubbles? Investment cycles usually last 5 years.
Giving consideration to the amount of cash in the world,
at the end of the day the purchasing power of HNWI has
gone way up and this trend will probably continue
especially with new wealth from Asia and Latin America.
The Anthea Contemporary Art Investment Fund SICAV FIS has
not been registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940
or the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and as such may not be offered
for sale in the United States of America and not available to US
citizens who may be restricted from opening an investor’s account.
In March 2014 the fund will be closing to new investors.

www.anthea-art.com

Opportunities in Real Estate
Investment (continued)
The future can see gains in strategic real
estate buying, investments in education for
the evolving needs of new industries.
Although not a sign of a market recovery,
benefits of very low prices, rental and
leasing income flow as well as future
appreciation of real property values,
investments in single family homes,
commercial and hotel properties are a safe
and good bet.
For investors seeking a longer perspective,
there is a new wave of architecture making
its way from the East as North America
embraces new technology and innovate
engineering design.
There are already investment opportunities
in putting natural gas infrastructure in place
to allow for new consumption. In Dec, 2013
crude oil production in the USA is just over 8
million barrels a day with consumption just
at 7.5 million barrels. The market decides
which fuels get burned at which facilities.
There is a less likely chance that new coal
plants will be built where natural gas is
beginning to exceed coal demand. In the
long term coal will be phasing to a lower
demand in the market.
In the U.S. over 100 million Americans live
in rented homes. Blackstone is centralizing
the business of renting single family houses
strategically buying 1 in 3 or 1 in 5 of houses
on the market in communities across the
country. Single family homes offer yields of
10% per year from rental income and the
opportunity to profit from rising real estate
prices. Not the scenario for depressed
neighborhoods that need the influx of
investment to improve their community.
These areas property values and incomes
are considered too low but opportunity for
the kind of investments that will provide
growth in our new economy.

Contact: tmcphearson@luxury24seven.com

P a g e | 10

Opportunities in Real Estate Investment (continued)
Blackstone is also focusing on Spain’s urban rental property and low cost housing units such as
apartments in urban cities and busy tourist centers. Investment opportunities along the Costa Del Sol
can also assure rental income in large urban areas like Malaga or Marbella. The current gov’t scheme
is to drive up rental prices in efforts to upkeep demand in the property markets.
A portfolio recently offered from the Spanish gov’t includes 22 developments with 1,458 housing units
and 1,588 garages situated in and around the capital city if Madrid. There are other similar portfolios
that offer global opportunities for international residences along with property market investments and
other luxury assets. The super-rich are already taking advantage by investing hundreds of millions
into foreign property markets. The Blackstone Group is poising to re-locate parts its portfolio last year
investing 135 million euro into Spain. Asia investors are also joining in on entry into the Spanish 8-10
year time frame.
The Federal Reserve is also reinvesting interest earned on its $4T balance sheet. It rolls over any
principal that has matured. Tapering will begin in January and their intention is to end the $85B to
$95B a month of quantitative easing. Our economy may become dependent on low interest rates and
when it does from a “crisis investment” perspective, having foresight, remaining informed and being
prepared are essential. For Opportunity Introductions or More Information

Internationalization and The 401K
Storage and Trading Platform for Your Luxury Goods
It is common awareness that U.S. pension funds are or soon will be experiencing devastating
issues. Internationalizing your money allows you to keep your retirement money’s long term value and
purchasing power. Although America is attracting the ultra-rich to places like California, New York,
Florida and Nevada, the world’s billionaires are buying property and assets around the globe including
countries like Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malta. Even if you are not a million or billionaire,
you still have the desire to increase the value of your investments or estate.
(continued)

So, for U.S. citizens is this legal? In determining the best legal framework in the whole world to allow
you to accumulate tax deferred income clear of taxation, the answer is “Yes”. One of the benefits of
citizenship through investing is increased mobility as well as the freedom to direct your funds and assets
in the way you wish. One can travel more freely and settle within a country, state, province or
jurisdiction of their preference. A move for global nomads or permanent transferees facing tax or legal
matters may require a move to a retirement arrangement established in the relocation or host country
and by following this strategy one can turbo charge their life and their funds future value. Both Canada
and Australia are suited for Americans in light of new FATCA restrictions.
This strategy is also beneficial for expats, international workers or multinational companies who wish to
attract and retain the right talent with a competitive compensation package that includes financial
security through retirement savings, these are all legal and patriotic solutions for retirement security and
global mobility.
.

Investing In Worldwide Start Ups, Real Estate and Intellectual Property
There is a growing demand for new technologies and high tech innovation seeking investors in intangible
assets such as intellectual property in Israel, Russia, Bulgaria, Hong Kong. Corporations are partnering
with public funds to create new opportunities. Many countries are inviting corporate groups and private
equity funds to inject money into projects of formerly socialized entrepreneurships, and government
business ownership is moving to more privatization. Public and private joint ventures in Spain, Portugal
and Greece are finding effective ways to promote growth for future returns on investment.
Your Global Storage Space - An Introduction
to Foreign-Trade Zones (According to the IRS)
Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) are secure areas
under U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
supervision that are generally considered outside
CBP territory upon activation. Located in or near
CBP ports of entry, they are the United States’
version of what are known internationally as freetrade zones.
Foreign and domestic merchandise may be
moved into zones for operations, not otherwise
prohibited by law, including storage, exhibition,
assembly, manufacturing, and processing. All
zone activity is subject to public interest review.
Foreign-trade zone sites are subject to the laws
and regulations of the United States as well as
those of the states and communities in which they
are located. (continued pg. 9) Read More

P a g e | 12

Travel /

Crisis Investing /

Private Consignment /

Retirement Planning
Air Space H2O 24Seven
Bespoke Lifestyle
Subscription
For Your Global Lifestyle

We help solve the problems associated with having secondary citizenship by assistance
to ease transition with proficient and enjoyable adaptation solutions.

We provide strategic introductions and consulting on project funding and portfolio
improvement solutions as well as introductions / opportunities in fine art, commercial
property, vintage auto, diamonds, gold and other assets.

Luxury24seven.com
The best thing is you don’t have to be a millionaire!

Who is Yan Denes?
Yan was born in Lourdes (France) in 1983, although most of his
adolescence was spent in the South of France. He studied at Toulon,
at the School of Fine Arts in Provence Mediterranean, achieving the
title (DNSEP) in 2008.
Essentially his original drawings are made through different
techniques using dry pastel, charcoal, chalk, and a new technique,
using pure powder cake which is applied to the brush on paper. This
method is a hybrid practice of both drawing and painting. To learn
more about Yan please contact him.
Yan is seen attending concours exhibitions of vintage European
exotics and classic race cars.

For Opportunity Introductions or More

ONE WORLD.
ONE LIFE.
ONE MOMENT.
CLAIM IT!

Fine Art, Commercial
Property, Vintage Auto,
Diamonds, Gold, Property &
Other Global Assets,
Travel Networking, Retirement Planning
.

Global Citizen Report

Empfohlen

Empfohlen

Weitere ähnliche Inhalte

Kürzlich hochgeladen

Kürzlich hochgeladen (20)

Global Citizen Report