Tax & Technical

  • usain bolts back to uk tax haven

    usain bolts back to uk tax haven

    Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will be in the UK this Friday to attend the London Anniversary Games, an event staged to mark the one-year anniversary of the London 2012 opening ceremony.

  • has the irs gone fishing

    has the irs gone fishing

    Geoff Cook explains the irony in an accompanying statement from US on its decision to extended a FATCA deadline for six months.

  • the ticking retirement time bomb

    the ticking retirement time bomb

    Concerns over the UK’s “pension gap” are well documented, but have you considered how much harder the planning will be for your expatriate clients asks Guardian Wealth Management’s Gavin Pluck.

  • game set and tax

    game set and tax

    As ever the Wimbledon tennis tournament has attracted the biggest stars in the game. However, Baker Tilly’s Karen Clark asks whether it is fair tennis players are among those targeted for tax on their worldwide earnings?

  • hope springs brooks macdonald

    hope springs brooks macdonald

    Brooks Macdonald’s flexible approach to portfolio construction is yielding global results, says the company's chief investment offcer for international clients, Kevin Boscher.

  • taking a more flexible approach

    taking a more flexible approach

    Canada Life International's Paul Thompson looks at adviser charging for offshore bonds in the post-RDR world.

  • the art of balance

    the art of balance

    Being able to assess and take advantage of changing global trends is a key determinant in providing a good return on investment, says Dan Dowding.

  • checking out inheritance tax

    checking out inheritance tax

    The death of a spouse is always traumatic, but for mixed-domicile couples the matter of inheritance can add more pressure. At long last, proposed changes to UK law may help to avoid unnecessary grief at an already testing time

  • two significant rulings from the ecj

    two significant rulings from the ecj

    It’s not often that the European Court of Justice comes up with two interesting judgements with financial service implications in the space of two weeks but that was achieved following its rulings in relation to RVS Levensverzekeringen (RVS) and GfBK Gessellschaft fur Borsenkommunikation mBH (GfBK).

  • cutting decisions upcoming qrops changes

    cutting decisions upcoming qrops changes

    UK pension taxation and reliefs are set to undergo significant revision, as announced by the UK chancellor in his Autumn Statement. Here Boal & Co's Gary Boal looks at the impact this will have on QROPS.

  • thus with heavy hearts we dismiss the appeal

    thus with heavy hearts we dismiss the appeal

    Prudential’s Gerry Brown explains why it can be dangerous when clients “act on their own initiatives”.

  • What advisers can gain from aifmd

    What advisers can gain from aifmd

    The implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) should give advisers greater faith in the robustness of alternative funds.