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Inheritance Tax (IHT) Ideas
1 Months ago at 8:25 by Jaskarn Pawar
I am sure many of you will be searching for inheritance tax ideas to help you plan, plot and avoid having to make your beneficiaries pay 40% tax on the money and assets they get passed down from you. ...
Cyprus still simmering
1 Months ago at 8:21 by Matt Williams
Friday's pop quiz: What have the following people in common (other than that you've never heard of them); George Saunders, Jenna Lyons, Jonah Peretti, Matthew Quick, Lena Dunham and Connie Britton? ...
House of Lords review of company taxation
1 Months ago at 8:19 by Cathy Corns
The House of Lords economic affairs committee has recently started an enquiry examining whether a new approach is needed to taxing corporations in the current global economy. The committee has said ...
20/20 hindsight – looking at three year government bond market returns
1 Months ago at 8:14 by Anthony Doyle
Investors in government bonds – historically seen as a low volatile and safe asset class – have had to get to grips with assessing credit risk as well as duration risk in their portfolios. It is ...
Inflation has been delayed
1 Months ago at 7:00 by John Redwood
When we switched more into shares towards the end of last year we expected more growth and more measures to stimulate growth. We anticipated more UK inflation. All these things duly materialised, with ...
Extending your home? What you can & can’t do
1 Months ago at 7:00 by hip-consultant.co.uk
In the majority of cases when it comes to extending your home or converting your loft, you will find you don’t need planning permission due to your development rights. However, when planning an ...
6 steps to success with solicitors and accountants (part 2)
1 Months ago at 7:00 by Steve Billingham
Last time we looked at why advisers often struggle to develop successful relationships with solicitors and accountants. Today, I want to outline the first 3 strategic steps in the relationship ...
Can social media play a part in pension scheme governance?
1 Months ago at 7:00 by Henry Tapper
One of the requirements of the NAPF’s Pension Quality Mark is that for workplace pension schemes to meet the mark they must show some level of governance. PQM requires that SMEs (and micro ...
IMF less optimistic for global growth
1 Months ago at 9:11 by Matt Williams
Having been advised by his chiropractor not to carry a wallet (?) Wayne Klinkel of Denver, Colorado, took to leaving his cash in the car. He was not worried about theft because his dog was there to ...
Old Lady sells her bonds
1 Months ago at 7:00 by Richard Woolnough
Back in 2009 the Bank of England (the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street) began buying a portfolio of investment grade bonds to provide funding to UK corporates, to aid liquidity in the corporate bond ...
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Vanessa commenced her careerwithin the electronic exchange sector in 2000, at Global Coal, ...
Gary joined Mercer & Hole in April 2001 from the Owner Managed Business department of KPMG and ...
Ian Lowes joined Lowes Financial Management in the late eighties, gaining a wide range of experience ...
Paul graduated in 1974 from Nottingham University with a BA (Hons) in Industrial Economics ...
Has 20 years experience in the UK and Internationally as an IFA, working for over 10 years as an ...
