Financial Services & Tax

Articles

14 Mar 2016

Trojan transparency

A global financial transparency drive led by the most powerful nations could be the final nail in the trusts coffin, warns Filippo Noseda

4 Mar 2016

Are you compliant?

Many unwitting tax payers will be caught by the scope of the finance bill's strict liability criminal offense, regardless of the new safeguards

4 Mar 2016

Choice, not chance

Choosing the correct wealth manager is not like trying to pick the winning lottery number. They must be scrutinised and questioned

1 Mar 2016

RNRB: Coping with downsizing

John Bunker advises on helping clients to anticipate future residence nil-rate band claims

1 Mar 2016

The land of plenty

Once the preserve of banks and large multinationals, Africa is being opened up to private clients through a range of new platforms

26 Feb 2016

Cyber taxation

Digital tax accounts will change our relationships with private clients and we have a duty to ensure HMRC does right by the tax payer

24 Feb 2016

60-second interview: Mark Slater

Investors should be concerned with the things they can control, not the macro issues that are beyond their influence, Mark Slater tells PCA

23 Feb 2016

Is testamentary freedom in the UK slowly being eroded?

With the number of wills being challenged by adult children under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 rising by a remarkable 20 per cent in the last decade, the court's ability to interfere with testamentary freedom is falling under increasing scrutiny.