Economy & Finance

Asset allocation is the key to steady capital growth and income suitable for retirees RETIREMENT OVERSEAS usually involves huge lifestyle changes. You need to get used to a different way

By BILL BLEVINS THERE ARE a number of worthwhile investments available for all sorts of investors, but it is often difficult for the layman to sort the wheat from the

Tax issues fuel investor interest in offshore bonds STRONG INTEREST in both offshore and onshore bonds from British investors is likely to continue in the foreseeable future, as rising house

IT HAS been hailed as the biggest shake-up of UK pensions for 60 years. The UK Government’s long-awaited White Paper on pensions reform has been published and carves out a

Isle of Man and Channel Islands move with the times … but are still under attack Various tax changes are afoot in the UK offshore islands   IN APRIL, the Isle

THE PORTUGUESE government is taking huge steps to reduce bureaucracy in our society. Over the past few months, many of you might have heard about SIMPLEX, which is a package

Conclusion: Not so bad after all SINCE THE summer of 2005, many press articles have appeared on the subject of Letting Licences. Most have been alarmist. Certainly, many people touched

Switzerland, the bastion of banking secrecy, collects tax for the EU ONCE UPON a time, Swiss banks held a certain elusive quality. Secret, numbered accounts were the name of the

Renting: “O Arrendamento Urbano” UP TO this point, we have only discussed options that are considered as being commercial in nature. A completely different vantage point exists with regard to