Financial Services & Tax

Articles

21 Mar 2016

Solid foundations?

Foundations are non-existent in the England and Wales legal toolbox - we generally use trusts to achieve the same effects. So what happens when beneficiaries dispute over a foundation, using a legal system ill-equipped to deal it?

17 Mar 2016

A prehistoric practice

Much like drink-driving, the letter of the law and the court of public opinion have rightly pushed aggressive tax avoidance into the past

17 Mar 2016

Chancellor targets business investment with CGT decrease

The tax break will not apply to individual residential property investors

16 Mar 2016

Against the sands of time

Withstanding the effects of time requires a well-constructed succession plan that is periodically reviewed, advises Suzannah Farnell

16 Mar 2016

Just another fad?

The financial advice market is the latest in a line of industries to come under attack from newer and more sophisticated technology. Is robo-advice the real deal, asks Ben Goss

15 Mar 2016

The truth of the non-dom matter

Fairness has nothing to do with it. The UK has to give competitive incentives to non-doms if it wants to benefit from their investment

15 Mar 2016

Making a difference

A new hunger is sweeping through the high-net-worth ranks - a hunger to structure wealth in a socially responsible way

14 Mar 2016

Demand for financial advice leads to regulatory concerns

One in five lawyers concerned advice goes 'beyond their core expertise'