The Risks and Rewards of Rare Earths Investments
Out of Your Element? The rapid expansion of the vital rare earth metals market has resulted in a largely unregulated…
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Myleene Klass and the Myth of the Quickie Divorce
Last Tuesday, Myleene Klass and her husband Graham Quinn received a so-called ‘quickie divorce’. In a matter of just 100…
ByInvestors in Life-Sciences Need to Rethink their Risk Assumptions
One way to describe the late Baroness Thatcher is to say she realised the assumptions of her era did not…
ByCould Tax Changes Explain Usain Bolt’s First Non-Olympic UK Appearance?
Hydration, shoes, sponsorship, training, diet… tax rules? The last item in that list will not have been weighing heavily on…
ByAfter the Fiscal Cliff Deal, the US Faces Even Tougher Challenges
The last-minute deal over the fiscal cliff was just a prelude to further tough challenges in 2013 for the US…
ByThe Guardian’s BVI revelations may cause a damaging flight of the wealthy
Today’s revelations in the Guardian about people who hold accounts in the British Virgin Islands certainly heightens interest in this…
ByThe Guardian’s BVI tax scoop tars all HNWs with the same brush
While the Guardian’s splash today on the wealthy who have secret accounts in the British Virgin Islands is salacious and…
ByBVI account-holders exposed, tax justice campaigner Richard Murphy vindicated
The Guardian has some quite astonishing news today, exposing thousands of people using offshore accounts who hold ‘anonymous wealth’. A…
ByNaming and Shaming Tax Avoiders Won't Work
Tax avoidance is not illegal provided that no dishonesty is involved in the implementation of the scheme There is an…
ByNigel Farage scaremongers at the Intelligence Squared debate
Farage managed single-handedly to sway the vote in their favour on what appeared to be some rather shaky facts I’ve…
ByInternational businesses are being robbed in Cyprus
A most dangerous precedent that opens the flood gates to a highly questionable, immoral solution to any future government bail-out…
BySpeechly Bircham looks to gain most from Withers merger
The news broke today that leading law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers are in preliminary talks about a merger. This…
ByCitywire: Schroders looking to acquire Cazenove Capital?
Wealth Manager understands Schroders Investment Management is in bid talks with Cazenove Capital. According to sources close to Wealth Manager,…
ByBudget 2013 Liveblog
Live Budget 2013 coverage from 12.30 provided by Spear’s, followed by expert analysis and reaction here Highlights: Borrowing up, growth…
ByWithers to launch Withers Consulting Group for non-legal services
Withers, the private client law firm, are launching Withers Consulting Group, a new non-legal consultancy offering advice and support to…
ByWhat’s Behind an Increase in Mortgage Lending?
Having operated at greatly reduced levels both in terms of aggregate volume and value since the global crash of 2007,…
ByWithers Comments on Labour’s 10p Tax Rate and Mansion Tax Plan
The Labour party has announced that it would seek to reintroduce the 10p rate of income tax, funding this through…
ByAs HMRC Investigates Montpelier Accountants, Beware Fraudulent Tax Avoidance Schemes
YOU WILL HAVE heard in the news that HMRC are investigating Montpelier Accountants for promoting a marketed tax avoidance scheme…
ByWith millions at stake, who is competent to make a will?
There is nothing quite like a family fall-out to attract the press, particularly when the cause of the dispute is…
ByIn a Horse Meat Lasagne World, Investors Can Profit
THE GAME OF RISK Globalisation has brought with it complex dangers for investors, as financial or political upheaval, cyber-crime and…
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