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Bonds ? Are They The Place To Be?
Corporate bonds play an integral part in many investment portfolios. This is partly as a diversification measure to lower overall…
6,000 Swiss Account Holders Given One Month To Come Clean To UK Taxman
As part of its concerted crackdown on offshore tax evasion, in the UK HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced…
What Investor Protection Do Your Savings Have?
These are difficult times for banks. Some European banks have suffered credit downgrades and the French and Belgium governments had…
UK Holders of Undeclared Swiss Bank Accounts Face Large Tax Bill
On 6th October 2011 the UK and Swiss Governments signed a deal to tax undeclared Swiss Bank Accounts. It affects…
The Euro – ?You Can Check Out? But You Can Never Leave?
With the Euro so much in the news at the moment and concerns about its future, I thought it would…
QNUPS ? An Attractive Wealth Management Opportunity For Retirees In Spain
Many retired British expatriates in Spain are now familiar with QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes) which were introduced in…
Drawdown Options From UK Pension Funds
If you have UK pension funds you can start to draw income from age 55, a regime now known as…
Swiss Banks To Tax UK Accounts. Is This Just The Start?
In a landmark deal Switzerland has agreed to start deducting tax from all accounts owned by British taxpayers for the…
Taking Advice On Your UK Pension Options
Once you reach retirement age you need to carefully consider all your options for receiving pension income, and how they…
Saving Local Tax And Investing In Sterling
The usual advice for British expatriates is to match the currency of their assets to that of their liabilities, so…
Tax Rises In Europe
These are taxing times across Europe as governments impose austerity measures to enable them to meet their ambitious, but imperative,…
UK And Local Tax Residence Issues
The UK government published a consultation paper in June outlining its proposals to introduce a statutory definition of tax residence…
Saving Tax In Spain And Investing In Sterling
The usual advice for British expatriates is to match the currency of their assets to that of their liabilities, so…
Where Are You Better Off Being Tax Resident ? The UK Or Spain?
The Spanish tax system is very different from that in the UK and many other countries. Many people who have…
UK And Spain Tax Residence Issues
The UK government published a consultation paper in June outlining its proposals to introduce a statutory definition of tax residence…
Trusts Are Not Trusted In France
As part of the amended Finance Act for 2011, which came into force on 30th July 2011, the French authorities…
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