UK IHT for non-domiciled individuals with UK situs assets outlines how using a policy of life assurance or capital redemption could assist a UK non-domicile mitigate a potential UK IHT liability on any UK situs assets such as stocks and shares. Data collected by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) h...

Millions of people are in a state of financial paralysis – but doing nothing could be the worst option of all. Should I invest? How long should I lock away my cash? are some of the questions asked by those who have put their finances on hold because of the recent economic and political upheaval. [...

Climate change, resource scarcity and human rights – just some of the huge sustainability issues that we consider when we invest your pension money. More than half of our customers told us they want to know more about this, so as part of Pension Engagement Season, we’re sharing key points and to...

Although markets are expected to remain volatile, experts identify three reasons for investors to be optimistic. Reason one: shipping costs, oil prices and house prices – all of which contributed to this year’s steep increase in inflation – have now begun to fall. This should help to reduce...

Inflation continued to dominate the markets, US Fed governor Waller said last week that more needs to be done on interest rates and that the Fed should not pause until it sees firm evidence that inflation is easing. Comments were echoed by Chicago Fed governor Evans, who called for policy to be mor...

Markets ended last week moving downwards and have started this week in a similar tone.   The S&P 500 was down -1.5% on Friday and now stands at its lowest level since November 2020. In European markets yesterday morning the STOXX 600 is down -0.7% and the FTSE 350 down -0.5%, both off initi...

Last week saw dramatic moves in markets, after a flurry of interest rate hikes and hawkish messaging by central banks – which was led by the Federal Reserve’s third successive +0.75% increase, whilst the UK’s ‘mini budget’ created fall out of its own. Investor concerns about a ‘hard land...

Trust Registration Service (TRS) Following European wide anti-money laundering regulations, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) now require most trusts to be registered on their online TRS. The types of trust (unless excluded) that would need to be registered include: An express trust UK and non-UK trus...

With the energy and cost of living crisis continuing to be a key political issue, European utilities have been asking for government support to help them finance more expensive gas purchases and the European Commission is working on structural reform to the power market in order to decouple the pric...

In the US the S&P 500 Index closed up 0.3%, with all 11 of the major industry groups rising, led by the energy and real estate sectors. The Nasdaq 100 Index climbed 0.3% as yields steadied above 3% and the Dollar fluctuated. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. After a blisterin...