by Tim Whiteley
Despite being largely compliant, well regulated, and competitive, HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs) in the UK deemed it necessary to effectively delete Guernsey as a QROPS destination. At the time Guernsey was, perhaps, the premier jurisdiction. I have covered HMRC’s rationale in earlier pieces but suffice to say that, other than for [...]
Magna Carta Law Office in South Pattaya has been serving clients for more than ten years. The company was named after the The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, which was the very first legal constitution in England whereby everyone was governed by one law. It aims to provide fair and equal services to [...]
by Tim Whiteley
The short answer is no. There is still de-leveraging going on in many of the world’s major economies, with some ongoing uncertainty, which is the mortal enemy of the markets.
Macro issues like North Korea threatening nuclear attacks don’t help either. Other imponderables, like a new strain of bird flu in China, have sector-depressing [...]
by Tim Whiteley
In fund managers’ on-going attempts to cherry pick sectors that will offer consistent, worthwhile returns to investors over the recent turbulent years, funds have been set up to specifically avoid the machinations of the worlds’ stock markets in arenas that enjoy a very strong demand curve, despite the economic conditions. Although stock markets [...]
by Tim Whiteley
After the debacle with Guernsey and HMRC last year, the whole QROPS market went into a frenzy of activity, the various jurisdictions looking to be the front runner in this huge market.
Prior to this, Guernsey was rightfully a market leader. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the bone of contention between [...]
by Tim Whiteley
Fund managers looking after our investments and pensions are divided as to whether bank shares are on the road to recovery. Banks remain as hot a topic with fund managers as they do with everybody else as the UK economy continues to struggle in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
You might have thought [...]
Increasingly, in the wake of the debacle that has taken place in the traditional stock markets over recent years, more and more niche funds have been established to take advantage of particular sectors where the demand/supply curve is heavily weighted in their favour, whilst not being connected to the volatile markets.
One such niche is waste [...]
by Tim Whiteley
In previous articles we touched on the unpredictable state of the markets in today’s financial climate.
Should the world return to any kind of normalcy in the next year or two, which is a reasonable possibility, given that Europe, including Britain, is still the largest trading block on our green earth and, although saddled [...]
by Tim Whiteley
According to Goldman Sachs, there is some slight optimism for the Global economy in the second half of 2013. It seems likely that the first half of the year will be dominated by the old chestnuts, The US ‘fiscal cliff, now round 2, and the tortuously slow to resolve ‘European debt crisis’.
The deal [...]
Expatriate Financial Planning, back to basics
In our earlier articles we covered asset protection structures through the use of offshore trusts, and inheritance planning vehicles. Often overlooked, however, are the most basic foundations of any financial planning review, especially relevant for international families taking up residence overseas, or already living outside their home country.
Could your [...]
