Summary
We founded Elite E Services in New Zealand in 2002 and began trading Forex and advising clients about international investing. In 2006 we founded EES USA and joined the NFA as a CTA, and began offering managed accounts, based on algorithmic trading systems we developed. By 2008 we had more than 25 Million in Assets Under Management, and subsequently experienced a variety of problems with the carrying brokers becoming insolvent, bankrupt, or shut down due to new regulations. We then decided to start a project to found our own Forex investment bank in Malta. In 2012 we opened Structured Consulting Limited Malta.
During the last year, the investment world and internet world has been changing rapidly, from changes in regulations to the introduction of new market players such as HFT, and new Fed policies such as Abenomics and the Fed’s QE. Also, during this time a security scandal revealed that government agencies are monitoring all electronic communications and financial transactions. In parallel, new technologies are coming online, such as Bitcoin, changing the traditional way we use money and the markets.
This campaign is important to make a positive change in the financial system. We can vote with our dollars, by making better choices, and create a member owned financial institution which is transparent. This model can serve as an example for others to follow suit, that we may never repeat the financial crisis' again.
What We Need & What You Get
Break it down for folks in more detail:
- We need 500,000 Euros to establish a financial institution in the EU
- Contributors will be part owners in the institution, and when it is formed, be able to utilize for their own purposes. Also contributors will in the meantime receive access to our information portal, Global Intel Hub
- If we do not reach our goal, funds will go toward the same ends (establishing the institution) using our existing company. When institution is finally opened, existing contributors will be able to participate at that time.
The Impact
The impact of this project could not be greater. Our institutions are holding us hostage, and risk collapse of the entire financial system. There is much talk about the financial crisis, but few models for the future. If everyone participate in such a project, financial crisis may be avoided.
The new model
Based on our extensive research and experience, we do not believe the old way of thinking will work in the future. This applies to anyone, any business, or any investment strategy. For the last decade, investors would have been better off buying Gold and doing nothing (+600% 10 year return). The focus of our research is the financial markets because they are the electronic representation of the world we live in.
Problems investors will face in the future:
- Rapidly changing global regulatory/tax environment
- Unstable, volatile markets
- Political turmoil
- Disruptive economic environment, social unrest
- Deteriorating value of money
- Diminishing availability of viable investment strategies
- Capital controls
We do not believe that the solution to these problems will come in the form of a ‘silver bullet’ or ‘magic pill’ which, we are aware, most people are looking for. It’s not going to be a world where you can just buy gold and forget about it; any strategy must be dynamic, and must evolve.
This model is being developed in the form of Global Intel Hub; it is a model which will constantly evolve, based on user participation, and based on significant global changes.
The new model of synthesis will include:
- Crowdfunding (vs. traditional investment, PPM, IPO)
- Open Source (vs. Patents, licensing)
- Private Internet (vs. Public internet)
- Client ownership of institution (credit union vs. traditional bank)
- Peer to peer, decentralized (vs. Client-Server)
- Multi-node (vs. Single ‘exchange’)
- User participation and development of evolving model (vs. Static model delegated by higher ups)
- Registration of a TLD (vs. Buying thousands of domain names)
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Mesh networks (vs. an ISP)
Also see the following articles:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/695701-modern-institutional-decay
Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can’t contribute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help:
- Spread the word about Zero Point Portal - the more interest in the project the better chance we have to achieve our goal. On the site you can register free for updates.
- Post links to zeropointportal.us on your social media accounts
- Visit Zero Point Portal for more sharing tools, share our articles
- Share our campaign URL on your social media profile http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/forex-investment-bank
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