Financial Services & Tax

Articles

How to gift your cake and keep it

Reserving a benefit in a gift means that it will continue to be subject to inheritance tax - but what if the gift is rented back to you?

Election 2015: talking taxes

Keep a close on eye on the major parties stance towards tax in their upcoming manifestos, as tax has never been a more heated political battleground as it is now, says Lucy Brennan

Till Maidenhead do us part

The Maidenhead Italian divorce scandal has laid bare the problems with the UK's paper-based divorce process and courts will continue to be hoodwinked without reform, says Miranda Green

Upbeat earnings dispel gloom

Rebecca Hughes provides an update on the latest developments in the markets and offers insights into which direction certain commodities may take

Predictably unpredictable

Don't get sucked in by doomsday headlines and the inevitable stagnation of the market; plan for these stumbling blocks and use them to your advantage, advises Colin Lawson

How safe is your data?

Personal financial information is arguably the most sensitive data in our lives; Jo Sanders offers guidance on who you need to protect yourself from and how

Court of Appeal delivers blow to banking industry with default ruling

Explicit guidance given on unenforceable credit agreements

Baby steps

Client's will sometimes need more than just sound financial advice to help them manage their financial affairs; it often comes down to reminding them that taking care of their short-term goals is the route to releasing their long-term aims