Capital gains tax
06 December 2011
The government has relaxed the tax rules on Property Authorised Investment Funds (PAIFs) and REITs in a move set to increase the number of these vehicles in the marketplace.
14 October 2011
How clever are your clients? I am not asking if they have degrees or MBAs, more how sophisticated are they in terms of their understanding of financial products? I am guessing the answer is generally: “not very sophisticated”.
15 August 2011
Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett has said the US government should immediately raise taxes on high earners to aid the economic recovery.
25 March 2011
F&C’s Mike Woodward looks at how income-seeking investors can find a range of attractive ISA opportunities within the investment trust sector.
22 February 2011
JLT's Martyn Scott outlines the planning opportunities you can use to reduce your client's Capital Gains Tax charges.
29 September 2010
Neil MacGillivray of James Hay & The IPS Partnership explains what the recent extension of inheritance tax rules means for investors
13 July 2010
Providing investors seek good advice on how to invest, make the best use they can of their Isa and CGT allowance, and opt for flexible collective investments, then the new taxes need not be too taxing
09 July 2010
So, the emergency Budget has put us out of our waiting-for-tax-hikes-induced misery.
28 June 2010
The new Chancellor George Osborne said his first budget was both ‘unavoidable’ and an ‘emergency’ and yet many of his policies had the look of being well thought out and planned.
21 June 2010
Chancellor George Osborne warned yesterday tough action to cut the deficit is "unavoidable" to ensure Britain is not on the "road to ruin".
15 June 2010
More than 17,000 vicars, teachers and doctors have signed a petition urging Chancellor George Osborne to scrap plans to increase capital gains tax (CGT).
07 June 2010
George Osborne is preparing to unveil a range of key-opt outs to CGT rises, including for Britons approaching retirement, as opposition grows against a blanket tax hike.
24 May 2010
The expected rise in capital gains tax could attract investors towards venture capital trusts, experts say, because the vehicles are exempt from both capital gains and income tax.
17 May 2010
Despite being a small sub-sector of the investment trust market, zero dividend preference shares have reappeared on the radar, writes F&C's Peter Hewitt
17 May 2010
As coalition Government proposes a major rise in CGT, investment trust managers express concern for zeros
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