Will 2018 see the decline of British expats in the EU?
Brexit aside, this year looks set to be the turning point when the number of British retirees living in Europe slips into decline.
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Making trusts simpler using a bond wrapper
Complications with trust arrangements can be eased by using a bond wrapper to hold any investment, according to Canada Life technical manager Neil Jones.
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Why managers need to wake up to ESG threat
While the pace of change may differ between clients, for the future of ESG investments the only way is up. So, how at risk are the funds or wealth managers that do not manage to move to a full ESG-process across a client’s entire portfolio?
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Two international tax case studies on Indian expats
India is thought to have more citizens living abroad than any other country in the world, estimated by its government to exceed 30 million.
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Beware: Contentious blacklist, revised Rops, HMRC offshore vow
Regulatory activity across the world shows no signs of abating as 2018 gets up and running.
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Are you listening carefully?
Many financial advisers have spent far too long asking clients all the wrong questions and failing to listen to what they really want, according to international business consultant Brian Foster.
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Swiss advisers on life after Fatca
Five years after the US introduced stringent regulations that required foreign financial institutions to report the assets of US-domiciled clients, Swiss IFAs tell International Adviser the move has created greater specialisation across the industry and is still having an impact.
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Financial planning to deal with South Africa’s junk status
How should South Africa’s financial advisers react to the country’s latest currency woes as its debt rating plummets to junk status?
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Ready or not, here Mifid comes
Mifid II comes into effect on 3 January, and while many advisers remain woefully unprepared, significant benefits will make the sleepless nights worthwhile.
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A 1% pa income model for the UAE beckons – Nigel Green
One of the key industry figures in the region, the Middle East’s head for deVere Acuma Nigel Green has told International Adviser that “everybody is moving in the direction of a 1% per annum type model”.
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What can central banks do next?
It could be said that 2017 marked the beginning of the end of easy money as central banks started to move towards a tighter policy towards quantitative easing and interest rates. So, what is to come next?
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Expert planning in wake of UK Budget
Nearly a month on from the UK’s Autumn Budget, what have the experts uncovered for financial planners going forward into 2018?