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UK inheritance tax: The mounting impact on British families
UK inheritance tax is no longer a niche concern. Frozen allowances, rising asset values, pensions entering the tax net and tighter reliefs mean many...
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QROPS ? Helping Improve Your UK Pension For Your Life in France
Whenever you take any wealth management decisions, whether it?s investment, tax planning or pensions, they should be based on your…
Spanish Government Successful In Fighting Tax Evasion
We?ve written in previous articles about how the Spanish government, along with other European authorities, have stepped up their crackdown…
The Importance Of Long-Term Relationships
A good and long relationship with your wealth manager can be very rewarding for you, financially and also emotionally. It…
Pension Lump Sums Now Taxed In France
Until now, foreign pension lump sums received by French residents were not taxed in France. However, starting 1st January 2011,…
Looking To Beat The Banks For Capital Growth
Bank interest rates in both the UK and Europe remain at record lows, where they been since spring 2009, and…
UK Pensions News For the Expatriate
This article is a round up of pensions news which could potentially affect British expatriates. Changes to UK pension regulations…
The Interest Rate Debate
The news that UK inflation had risen even more than expected re-ignited the debate as to when the Bank of…
Don?t Bury Your Head In The Sand, Warns UK Taxman
The crackdown on offshore tax evasion is intensifying in the UK. Arrests have been made; the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility is…
QROPS ? Helping Improve Your UK Pension For Your Life Overseas
Whenever you take any wealth management decisions, whether it?s investment, tax planning or pensions, they should be based on your…
How Will The New UK Pension Rules Affect You?
On 6th April this year new regulations for UK pensions come into effect. All UK pension holders will be affected,…
Spain?s Latest Austerity Measures Are Now In Force ? But Could We Be Facing More Tax Rises?
The austerity budget for 2011 was passed by Spain?s parliament just before Christmas by the thin margin of 177 votes…
Is Your Financial Planning Ready For 2011?
Here we are at the start of another New Year, a time where we tend to wonder what the next…
Are Banks Facing More Tough Times In 2011?
Now that we are in 2011 it should be a fair enough assumption that the bank failures we saw back…
Tax Implications Of Owning A Property In Spain
If you own, or are thinking of buying, property here in Spain, you need to be aware of all the…
What Does 2011 Hold In Store For Interest Rates?
2010 started with the Bank of England and European Central Bank base interest rates at the historic lows of 0.5%…
Another Very Taxing Year ? Part 1
At the end of last year I wrote an article on how 2009 would go down in financial history as…
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