Bonds – An Investment Opportunity?
Arguably, the most important aspect of portfolio planning is your asset allocation ? how much of your investment capital is…
UK Economy Turns Corner?
The UK is officially out of recession. It is still early days, but the economy is showing signs of progress.…
UK Taxman Looking At Overseas Property (Spain)
The UK tax authority HM Revenue & Customs has issued another warning against hiding assets offshore, and this includes overseas…
All Systems Go For Swiss/UK Tax Deal
The last potential obstacle to the tax deal between Switzerland and the UK has been removed. The landmark agreement does…
Spain?s 2013 Budget And Tax News
When the Spanish budget for 2013 was announced on 27th September, most Spanish taxpayers were hoping it would not include…
French Budget Highlights
As expected, when the 2013 Budget was announced by the French government on 28th September it contained a number of…
Interest Rates And ‘Real’ Incomes
How much real return are you earning from your bank savings? Any at all? With interest rates stuck at historic…
What Does The Future Hold For Taxation In Spain?
Is Spain a high tax country? When we think of high tax countries in Europe, places like Sweden, France, Belgium…
More Tax Rises In Portugal
The writing has been on the wall. Although taxpayers in Portugal may feel they are already paying more than enough…
Spain’s Tax Amnesty Available Until 30th November
Earlier in the year we reported on the Spanish tax ?amnesty? and as we get closer to the deadline of…
Taxing The Wealthy – Is This The Way Forward For Europe?
?Because that?s where the money is?. So replied the infamous US bank robber, Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed…
Super Mario’s “Bazooka”
In July, the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, promised to do ?whatever it takes? to save the…
UK Inheritance Tax And The Expatriate
Do you remember John Major telling us that he wanted ?to see wealth cascading down the generations? in the UK?…
Another Breach Of Swiss Banking Security
Swiss banking security has once again been compromised. While Switzerland?s banking secrecy has been under attack from international tax authorities,…
Tax Treaties Have A Direct Impact On You As A UK Expatriate
Many people have heard of double tax treaties, and some may know that the UK has an extremely sophisticated and…
Fonds En Euros
Recently, we have been asked our opinion of Fonds en Euros, which are French Euro funds held by life assurance…
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