Reaching out to women’s institutes
By: Philip Bushill-Matthews Email: philip.bushill-matthews@portugalresident.com One of the final pieces of legislation voted through the European Parliament at the end of 2006, was perhaps the most important – and certainly
Europe at your service
By: Philip Bushill-Matthews Email: philip.bushill-matthews@portugalresident.com For many of us, the purpose of the European Union has always been primarily about completing a real common market, enabling trade to flow freely
New act reforms Britain’s state pension system
By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent Blevins Franks THE UK Pensions Bill is finally here, a year after Lord Turner’s Pension Commission report and its suggestions on how to reform an
Portugal can be tax friendly
By DENNIS SWING GREENE IT MAY come as a surprise that filing a correct tax return in Portugal can actually save you money. Submitting a fiscal declaration is not synonymous
Asset allocation – a popular and proven investment formula
By BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent Blevins Franks SOME PEOPLE dip their toes into the investment world with a one off buy, especially when they are younger. Perhaps it is a
Banking on your child’s future
By RAOL RUIZ MARTINEZ, Investment Adviser for Finesco Financial Services Ltd. BUYING A financial product to help secure your child’s future is not exactly the stocking filler you thought you
Brown attacks expatriates
By Steve Rodgers THOUSANDS OF British people, who have moved or retired abroad, could be chased for tax going back six years following a recent court ruling. The landmark decision
The rules are changing!
By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent Blevins Franks UK tax authority finds yet another way to tax UK non-residents. A decision by the Special Commissioners – the “tax disputes panel” –
Harmful tax regimes
Contributed by BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks SO CALLED harmful tax regimes are being steadily abolished by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to its 2006
Chartism
Contributed by David Johnson Commercial foreign exchange dealer Halo Financial Ltd IT HAS been amazing how many calls I have had from readers of The Resident in the past few