What's The Catch?

Sep 18, 2008 1 Replies

Meandering the internet today, I stumbled on an expats' site:



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They reference some attractive interest rates at the Isle Of Man, for example the Anglo Irish Bank, and Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander:



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So, what's the glitch? Why wouldn't I move some bucks over there real quick and take advantage of what's available? As an aside, there appears to be a higher rate paid on funds in UK pounds sterling than that on US dollars. Any reason this would be? I mean, a percentage return should not matter what currency it is a percentage of, right?


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Foreign banks are failing also. FDIC doesn't insure deposits in non US banks.

Effective interest rates for foreign currency also depend on conversion rates.

-- Ron

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