Norshield


Who We Are - What We Do - Why We Are Different

Based in Nassau since 1987, Norshield International, Inc. (formerly Comprehensive Investor Services Limited) is an international investment management company engaged in the development of innovative investment products designed to benefit from the unique offshore jurisdiction afforded by the Bahamas. Today, Norshield International offers sophisticated individuals, financial institutions, and corporations a broad range of offshore investment opportunities managed in accordance with our disciplined, long-term investment philosophy. That philosophy focuses on global diversification, effective asset allocation, and risk control.

  • Under the expert guidance of Norshield International, multiple investment managers are retained and their performance regularly monitored in the development of a wide range of customized investment products for institutional and private clients.
  • Norshield International also provides fund management and managed global offshore investment products, as well as access to fund administration services, record keeping and professional auditing, and introductions to high-quality professional and institutional relationships in the Bahamas.
  • Norshield International is a specialist in the establishment of International Business Companies (IBCs) in the Bahamas and the creation of offshore Bahamian trusts. In addition, the professionals at Norshield International can facilitate all aspects of the offshore banking, trust and investment management requirements of institutional and private clients.



Global Offshore Trading Management
As trading manager, Norshield International offers investors the opportunity to achieve superior, long-term returns from a range of traditional and derivative-based global investment opportunities, as well as to benefit from Bahamian tax legislation and investor protection and confidentiality.

Norshield International portfolios combine traditional instruments such as government treasury bills and bonds or corporate securities with derivatives and other quantitatively based instruments. Sophisticated trading and hedging strategies are employed to deliver more effective asset allocation and risk control. Multiple managers are retained to ensure broad diversification for client assets based on geography, market, type of investment opportunity and investment management style.

Registered as offshore investments, the wide range of mutual funds and private placements currently offered by Norshield International also provides investors with professional money management, asset diversification and liquidity. Norshield portfolios are highly diversified by international market, asset class, type of security, industry sector, term to maturity and other criteria as appropriate.

No income, capital gains, or withholding taxes are payable by Norshield International or its investors at source, as a result of Bahamian tax legislation.



International Investment Products
Norshield International is a registered agent for a wide variety of international investment products, including offshore mutual funds and private placements. Many of these products have been created specifically to meet the special needs of Canadian, U.S., and international investors. Every investment product Norshield international represents reflects our philosophy of asset diversification, asset protection and global focus, offering investors access to a broad spectrum of international financial products and markets.



A Full Range of Professional & Institutional Services
A key aspect of Norshield International's expertise consists in the creation of appropriate investment vehicles for specific investor groups, professional investment management firms and institutions. Norshield international can facilitate the structuring of tax-efficient offshore investment vehicles, including mutual funds and segregated and pooled funds. Our understanding of the offshore environment and the network of contacts we have established in the Bahamas allow us to expedite the process of organizing and setting up a solid, long-term investment structure--a structure that allows our clients the freedom of movement of capital and the security they require when investing in any offshore location.

Given our global focus and international market knowledge, we are able to provide timely information and informed advice for a variety of client initiatives. From the formation of an appropriate investment structure to the creation of individual portfolios, we possess the demonstrated experience necessary to realize our clients' long-term goals. In addition, Norshield International services institutional investors with a range of support services. For example, our staff can provide advice regarding all aspects of the complex marketing, tax and legal considerations required in the creation of investment vehicles designed to meet the specific, long-term needs of particular types of investor.

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Please direct all inquiries to:

Norshield International, Inc.
Tradewinds Building
P.O. Box N-9645
Nassau, The Bahamas
Tel: (242) 325-4403
Fax: (242) 322-6003


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