Financial Services & Tax

Articles

12 Oct 2015

Local councils recover final £5m after Icelandic banking crash

Bevan Brittan aids in release of money trapped in escrow accounts following banking crisis

7 Oct 2015

PPI claims resurgence on the horizon

Two recent court rulings to set off a wave of fresh compensation claims

7 Oct 2015

A new dawn for dividends

Dividend taxation is changing to fit into the government's wider tax planning scheme and for the most part, it's not great news

6 Oct 2015

Non-doms: A major state of flux for clients and advisers

In the already complex area of domicile, clients should be made aware of various pitfalls ?and nuances in the government's recently proposed reforms, writes Ravi Francis

1 Oct 2015

Private actions for breach of competition law could see banks in the firing line

Seismic changes will make it easier for the public and SMEs to bring class actions for lost profits

29 Sept 2015

FATCA: are you up to date?

As the global reach of FATCA becomes ever more real and invasive, Iain Younger provides a comprehensive summary and update on the legislation

29 Sept 2015

Turn a new leaf

There is no longer a great deal of time remaining to take advantage of one of the last remaining tax disclosure opportunities; act now

28 Sept 2015

A miserly allowance

The new inheritance tax additional nil rate band is very welcome and long overdue, but it is still far too limited and restrictive