Financial Services & Tax

Articles

5 Nov 2014

Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham complete merger

The new firm will have the largest private client team in the UK

30 Oct 2014

A powerful pound

Short-term currency fluctuations and dissipating domestic policies shouldn't overshadow the case for long-term investment, says Claire Bennsion

30 Oct 2014

Holistic legal services

With greater flexibility in pensions, the removal of the 'death tax' and further tax breaks expected, regulation of legal service providers will become the key sticking point, says Ian Muirhead

27 Oct 2014

Looking east, going west

China's importance to the global economy is well documented, but as the nation's affluent population grows in size, so too do the opportunities for wealth structuring solutions providers, says Geoff Cook

22 Oct 2014

HMRC's welcome and controversial powers

Victoria Mahon de Palacios discusses inheritance tax charges on trusts, tax avoidance schemes, wills for same-sex couples, digital LPAs and the importance of choosing the right attorney

21 Oct 2014

Tier 1 investor visa: breakdown of changes

Dominic Potier de la Morandière provides a breakdown of what the government changes to the Tier 1 UK (investor) visa mean for prospective and current foreign nationals

20 Oct 2014

Investment threshold for Tier 1 UK visa doubled

The government has potentially missed an opportunity to attract further investment from foreign nationals

20 Oct 2014

Forgive and forget

HMRC's cost effective approach to tax collection is the result of a lack of resources and may only succeed in shifting lost tax revenue from one category to another, says Robert Maas The UK has only once granted a limited amnesty and, as far as I kno