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The most radical changes to private and state pensions for decades PENSIONS REMAIN a hot topic in the UK and will continue to do so as “A” day moves closer

HAVING EXPLORED what the Savings Directive is, why it is here and what it is meant to do, we need to examine what your choices are. More importantly, we need

A look at the local and international issues of the moment Portugal – more financial woes THE EUROPEAN Commission has given Portugal three years to rein in its budget deficit.

SUCH A major undertaking as the EU Savings Directive will be no easy task to put into place. With many of the burdens falling on local financial institutions, it should

OVER THE course of my career, I have come across many potential investors who are “thinking” about investing their money. They have money available to invest, they realise the benefits,

UNFORTUNATELY, IN times of economic crisis, insolvency and recovery of companies is a subject that takes on greater importance. Until now, in Portugal, a company that found itself in a

ONLY TWO countries from the EU have one VAT rate: Denmark and Slovakia. The most common form of VAT taxation in the EU is a system with three different tax

THE GRAND Duchy of Luxembourg may be a small country physically, but it is one of the most prosperous countries in the world measured by GDP to the population. It

A simple guide to this complex law What is inheritance tax (IHT)? IHT is basically a tax on an individual’s wealth at death. Who is liable for UK inheritance tax?

Offshore credit cards under investigation ACCORDING TO reports in The Sunday Times and The Financial Times, HM Revenue and Customs is about to force UK credit card providers to hand