Tax, politics, bankers, ratings agencies and regulation
By Raoul Ruiz Martinez Watching the latest financial news before bed seems to have become a normal activity nowadays. However, if you have interest in these news reports, you may
What to do and when to do it – that’s part of the question
By William Offen When deciding what to do about our finances, there is much to consider. We are arguably in one of the most difficult financial periods that most of
Starbucks and Amazon Face Tax Fury
By Howard Bilton Poor old Starbucks and Amazon (and we can add a few other notable heavyweights to that list) are getting it in the neck. The two cases are
Determining And Proving Domicile
By Bill Blevins Domicile is a very important issue for British expatriates. You remain liable to UK inheritance tax on your worldwide assets for as long as you are domiciled
A new era in tax reporting
By Bill Blevins The Isle of Man has agreed to automatically exchange tax information with the UK. Jersey and Guernsey want to make this a global initiative. The US is
The next big thing in 2013
By Mary Mangan This year I spent Christmas and New Year in Ireland and I was struck by the pervasiveness of technology in the everyday lives of the people I
Understanding risk
By Bill Blevins One of the greatest issues which investors face is understanding risk. So many investors say they do not want to take any risk, or only a very
EU nations agree to eurozone banking union
By Paul Beckwith European finance ministers have agreed a deal to give the European Central Bank new powers to police eurozone banks, embarking on the first step in a new
UK to demand more tax information from Crown Dependencies
Over the years, I have in the Algarve Resident followed the ongoing story of how the UK’s Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man have had to adjust
2012 the year that was
With Christmas fast approaching, thoughts and conversations turn to the year that was. So what really happened in the property market in 2012, and were things as gloomy as we