+44 (0)20 7389 8133 [email protected]

News

Filter by topic
All Financial Planning Spain France Portugal Cyprus Tax Planning Pensions Brexit Estate Planning Investments
Featured News
Why time in the markets matters

When you have worked hard to build up your savings, it is not always easy to decide how best to…

Read
31.03.22
Balancing The Need For Returns With The Need For Security

Have you watched your bank interest earnings plummet over the last year? Although the Bank of England base interest rate…

21.07.09 Read
Reasons Why UK Tax Will Have To Rise

Will you find that you have to contribute more of your hard earned money to the government to help it…

21.07.09 Read
International Tax Agreements Abound In Drive To Stamp Out Tax Evasion

Since the G20 summit in April there has been a raft of offshore financial centres rushing to comply with the…

14.07.09 Read
New Disclosure Opportunity – Last chance to avoid being ?vigorously? pursued by UK taxman

The UK tax authority has announced that a New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) will be launched in the autumn, to enable…

07.07.09 Read
Protecting Your Money From Fraud

On 29th June, Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in jail for his ?unprecedented? $65 billion fraud. In effect…

07.07.09 Read
Isle of Man To Automatically Exchange Bank Account Information

The Isle of Man, a popular offshore banking jurisdiction for expatriates, is to start automatically exchanging information on bank accounts…

30.06.09 Read
UK Taxman To Keep Closer Eye on Non-Residents

More wealthy people are expected to leave the UK to reside abroad and escape the new 50% tax rate for…

30.06.09 Read
Taxing Times Ahead: ?Tax increases for those that can afford them? (Alistair Darling)

In the mid-80s global tax competition intensified leading to a trend for cutting top marginal income tax rates. Today, largely…

23.06.09 Read
Have We Beaten the Banking Blues?

In the US, confidence that the credit crisis is easing increased after the Treasury announced on 9thJune that 10 banks…

23.06.09 Read
Offshore Bank Accounts and Tax Planning ? A Changed Landscape – Part 2

In Part 1 I covered the latest Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development?s (OECD) commitment to heap further pressure on…

09.06.09 Read
Offshore Bank Accounts and Tax Planning ? A Changed Landscape – Part 1

The simple fact is that banking secrecy is dead. Offshore banks are succumbing to international pressure and it is becoming…

09.06.09 Read
Investment Planning ? Back to Basics

Spring is in the air. After the flow of discouraging economic and market news through the winter, the outlook now…

28.05.09 Read
Choosing A Financial Adviser

Many people take financial advice to protect their assets from tax and inflation, so that they can hopefully enjoy a…

18.05.09 Read
Don?t let the investment tail wag the tax dog

It may not be absolutely clear at the moment whether stockmarkets and other asset classes have now hit the bottom…

22.04.09 Read
HMRC Gets Tough On QROPS Abuse

For many expatriates and those planning to become non-UK resident, the introduction of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pensions (QROPS) has brought…

22.04.09 Read
Switzerland agrees to relax banking secrecy – ?The beginning of the end of tax havens?

The ?tax haven? landscape has shifted. Over a matter of days a number of key jurisdictions, including Switzerland, bowed to…

08.04.09 Read

Have a General Enquiry?

Get in touch
Expand Form

Blevins Franks Financial Management Limited (BFFM) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, reference number 179731, to provide advice in the UK. Blevins Franks Wealth Management Limited (BFWML) is authorised and regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority, registered number C 92917 to provide advice in Malta and other EU countries in line with its [IDD and MiFID] passporting permissions. It is authorised to conduct investment services under the Investment Services Act and authorised to carry out insurance intermediary activities under the Insurance Distribution Act. Where advice is provided outside of Malta via the Insurance Distribution Directive or the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, the applicable regulatory system differs in some respects from that of Malta. BFWML also provides taxation advice; its tax advisers are fully qualified tax specialists. Blevins Franks Trustees Limited (BFTL) is authorised and regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority for the administration of trusts, retirement schemes and companies. Blevins Franks France SASU (BFF), is registered with ORIAS, registered number 07 027 475 to provide advice in France and other EU countries in line with its [IDD] passporting permissions, and authorised as ‘Conseil en Investissements Financiers’ and ‘Courtiers d’Assurance’ Category B (register can be consulted on  www.orias.fr). Member of ANACOFI-CIF. BFF’s registered office: 1 rue Pablo Neruda, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon – RCS BX 498 800 465 APE 6622Z. Garantie Financière et Assurance de Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle conformes aux articles L 541-3 du Code Monétaire et Financier and L512-6 and 512-7 du Code des Assurances (assureur MMA). BFFM, BFWML, BFF and BFTL are all part of the Blevins Franks Group Limited (BFGL) whose registered office is Gasan Centre, Triq il-Merghat, Zone 1, Central Business District, Mriehel CBD1020, Malta. This promotion has been approved and issued by BFWML, BFF and BFFM for respective use in the EU and UK.

© Blevins Franks