06/12/2014
Last nail in the coffin for trusts? by Gary Heynes
Last Friday’s consultation on changes to the way IHT trust charges are calculated is the latest in a series of assaults which are leading to the demise of trusts, but could we end up with a tax system that encourages wealth to be passed on to very y
06/12/2014
European businesses need to cut expenses to help kick-start the region’s recovery, according to one of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's chief investment officers.
06/09/2014
Outsourcing investment: Why Independent Advisers (Scotland) uses Standard Life Wealth
We only started using Standard Life Wealth in the past year
06/09/2014
A Banking Spring? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Only four years ago we all felt the demolition ball crash into much of the UK banking sector as banks collapsed and failed.
06/09/2014
Reading the recent New York Magazine piece on Steve Cohen, the billionaire hedge-fund manager of SAC Capital, two themes emerge: he hates fame and he likes to be feared.
06/05/2014
Brewin Dolphin wealth management provides their latest comments following the Queen’s speech
06/05/2014
Speech by Martin Wheatley, CEO, the FCA, at the Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference, New York. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.
06/04/2014
It is a cliche used from Bond to Bourne: the classic spy image of a suitcase filled with cash and multiple passports for a quick getaway.
06/04/2014
Following the furore surrounding HMRC’s decision to mail 1000 ‘nudge’ letters to individuals paying tax at a lower-than-expected ‘effective rate’, we question why and how this extraordinary campaign was authorised.
06/03/2014
The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, is the world's biggest gold hoarder and the bane of Wall Street traders, reports the Chinese-language financial news website BwChinese, citing a Hong Kong financial analyst.
06/03/2014
An FT story caught my eye this evening with the headline "Jersey launches first sovereign bond to strong demand" It appears the attractions of the Jersey Bond issue designed to fund long term social housing capital projects has been recognised b
06/02/2014
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06/02/2014
HMRC’s Direct Recovery of Debt proposals raise concerns that tax inspectors could have a new way to access private bank transaction histories without the appropriate safeguards.
06/02/2014
Over the past week, yields on 10-year US Treasuries reached their lowest level for a year, while the S&P 500 reached a new all-time high.
05/30/2014
The full petition will be delivered in person to the UN in New York on 9 June 2014.
05/26/2014
The news last week that some of the institutional investors being offered shares in Saga were getting somewhat disgruntled should come as no surprise. We have had a raft (sorry for the poor pun) of flotations and, as is often the case, they have not lived
05/26/2014
Getting Exposure to Emerging Markets’ Superior Growth Story Through Their Corporate Bonds - Union Bancaire Privée
Since late 2013, international bond markets have been offering an unusual and rare arbitrage opportunity between developed and emerging market corporate bonds.
05/23/2014
Weber also said he expects the Swiss National Bank’s cap on the franc to the euro to remain for “some time”
05/22/2014
HMRC ‘tax-bashing’ the middle classes? by Mike Down, Baker Tilly
No one doubts that HMRC has a difficult job to do in ensuring that every taxpayer pays their fair share of tax. However, as always there is the question of who is the arbiter of calculating what that fair share is, and it is here that we are seeing what c
05/21/2014
Sterling took a hit after Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney reiterated his message of no interest rate rises for some time, despite a rapid fall in unemployment and fast-rising house prices. Our forecast remains unchanged – expecting a quar