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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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More Stolen Data Threatens Bank Confidentiality
Germany has agreed to pay ?2.5 million to purchase stolen data on around 1,500 suspected tax evaders who are believed…
Global Recovery Underway Faster Than Predicted
At last the global downturn seems to have turned a corner as official figures indicate that the global economy is…
Time Not Timing?
We saw the encouraging 50% or so rises between March and the end of last year. We know stockmarkets still…
Emerging Markets Lead The World In Global Economic Recovery
Emerging markets performed well in 2009 and continue to lead the world in the global economic recovery. Their economies are…
Weigh Up The Benefits Of An Offshore Trust
It is estimated that approximately half the independent wealth in the world is held in one form of trust structure.…
UK?s Offshore Tax ?amnesty? Closes ? Now A Crackdown On The Middle Class
The application period for the UK?s second offshore tax ?amnesty? – the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) – has come to…
QROPS ? Avoiding UK Death Taxes On Your Pension Fund
For many people, their pension fund/s is one of the biggest assets, one which you?ll have worked hard to build…
Where Next For Interest Rates?
As expected, the Bank of England (BoE) voted to keep the base interest rate at 0.5% at its January meeting.…
Banks Warned Of Future Risks By UK Financial Stability Report
The Bank of England?s Financial Stability Report (FSR), published in November, stated that the global financial system is significantly more…
New France and UK New Double Tax Treaty Comes Into Force
The Double Tax Treaty between France and the UK has entered into force for French residents. It became effective on…
Sterling-Euro Parity Forecast For 2010?
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has forecast that parity between the Pound and the Euro could be…
Is It Time To Review Your Investment Planning?
It?s that time of the year where we tend to evaluate where we are and where we want to be…
Bank Confidentiality At Risk From Whistle-Blowers
Bank confidentiality has suffered another knock after it is revealed that a whistle-blower obtained the names of 130,000 clients of…
2009 ? A Very Taxing Year – Part 1
It was a year of what seemed like relentless news on the crackdown on offshore banks and tax evasion; national…
2009 ? A Very Taxing Year – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article I gave a snapshot of key tax issues during the first half of 2009…
UK Minimum Retirement Age Increases From April – Do you need to act now?
Are you aged between 50 and 54 and do you have pension benefits held in a UK pension plan or…
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