Market Report

THE UK Chancellor has imposed a devastating stealth tax on trusts commonly used to mitigate inheritance tax (IHT) and pass wealth down through the generations. Couples using two specific types

DIVERSIFICATION IS an important factor in your investment portfolio, which should normally contain a cross-section of cash, bonds, property and equities to ensure the best returns possible with the lowest

How can the investor benefit from their efforts? By BILL BLEVINS THE WORLD Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced that they are setting up a task force

US NEUROSCIENTISTS have carried out studies into how the human brain identifies patterns and predicts results. These experiments have revealed that we often think we can see patterns that do

AT THE time of writing, the US Dollar (USD) is looking less like the flavour of the month and more like yesterday’s leftovers. International investors have maintained the strength of

United Kingdom UK equities rose steadily through February, with the FTSE All Share rising 1.2 per cent, although there were losses on the final day due to negative data and

THE PORTUGUESE consumer market has improved for the third month running, giving some grounds for hope of a moderate economic recovery. According to monthly data, issued by the Bank of

MY RECENT articles have discussed the increasing clampdown on tax evasion. The Portuguese government, the EU, OECD, UK Revenue, plus various other international organisations – they all appear to be

THE EURO started the New Year full of expectations. In December, the European Central Bank hiked the base Eurozone interest rate for the first time in over two years, and

THE GOVERNOR of the Bank of Portugal, Vítor Constâncio, said last week that the current government investment schemes would only bear fruit in the long term. The financial wizard stressed