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What are the other centres in which UK retail investors can invest?Do they offer anything you cannot get elsewhere, and what are the pros and cons of investing in these places?

Offshore portfolio bonds can provide investors with access to thousands of funds across the risk spectrum, also offering the major benefits or portability and tax efficiency

The enormity of the challenge the world faces in dealing with climate change is hitting home. Intense public and media interest across the world is putting pressure on governments to respond, though policy frameworks remain patchy and some countires are...

Although the laws on trusts and inheritance tax are a lot clearer there are still a number of areas that HM Revenue and Customs needs to clarify.

As increasing numbers of investors will be affected by IHT it is necessary to be up to speed with the possible solutions you can pursue to mitigate it

A number of investments are subject to income tax rather than capital gains tax, but before your client invests in them you should consider which suits his or her tax position better

A good indication of the state of the UK residential property market is the health of house building companiesand their shares, as well as the supply-demand ratio

The tax rules on gifts via trusts have been changed but investors still have a grace period of a year to make changes to avoid the new regime

UK equities are expected to bounce back from their recent declines later this year, according to Cha...

For the best returns, investors should look beyond large providers