Financial Services & Tax

Articles

5 Dec 2014

Only 8 per cent of employers offer defined benefit pension schemes

4 Dec 2014

Sum of the parts

Personal chattels no longer refers to carriages and plated articles, but a new definition will naturally bring new difficulties to be grappled with, says Fay Copeland

2 Dec 2014

Ten things you need to know about tax avoidance

HMRC are launching a ten-point campaign against tax avoidance. Andrew Watters looks at ten things we should bear in mind when considering HMRC's list.

2 Dec 2014

Marriage rights for all

Britain is a long way away from a universal legal framework for all couples, married or not, so the onus remains on individuals to protect themselves, says Graham Coy

28 Nov 2014

Poor investment choice

Recent changes to the investor visa scheme failed to address the real issue of how to make investments better targeted to benefit the economy, says Philip Barth

28 Nov 2014

Beetlemania

Despite the fact that Uruguay's nonconformist and libertarian president José Mujica cannot stand for re-election, the nation's upward trajectory will continue, regardless of who is elected president, predicts Derek Sambrook

27 Nov 2014

The end of an era?

Star fund managers have been a key feature of the fund management industry for a long time but their days appear to be numbered

19 Nov 2014

How to gift your cake and keep it

Reserving a benefit in a gift means that it will continue to be subject to inheritance tax - but what if the gift is rented back to you?