By Zoe Wyatt, Partner and Head of Crypto, and Laura Knight, International and Crypto Tax Director at Andersen in the UK. The UK taxing authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) takes a principles-based approach to cryptoassets, as is evident in HMRC’s Cryptoassets...
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Russian sanctions should spark AML revolution
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M&G’s Les Cameron: “If inflation remains high it will mean more pain for those saving for and in retirement”
Les Cameron, retirement expert at M&G Wealth, shares his views on how he sees UK inflation affecting retirees. Les Cameron (pictured),...
Advisers must consider trusts ahead of looming tax storm
By Debbie Lumsden, private client director at VG As we begin 2022 with Covid-19 continuing to cause widespread disruption and economic...
Risk v return: as Covid-19 enters the endemic phase, how can advisers support their more risk-averse clients’ needs for investment returns that can satisfy not only their objectives but also their risk tolerance levels?
It was only a matter of weeks ago, in late November 2021 when the World Health Organisation (WHO) designated the latest Covid-19 variant...
Macroscope: This US tightening cycle is different and market participants don’t get it
Ninety One strategist Russell Silberston discusses how the market is underestimating how far interest rates will rise, meaning bond yields...
BMO GAM’s Steven Bell comments on Biden’s first year in office
Commenting on the anniversary of President Biden's first year in office, Steven Bell, Chief Economist, BMO GAM, said: "There is invariably...
Infosys Consulting CEO says four-day working week risks ‘always working’ culture without proper guidelines
A four-day work week is becoming increasingly viable in the minds of talent and employers – new research suggests nearly 3 in 5 (57%) of...
Inflation – what are the experts saying?
11 investment and finance experts share their thoughts on today's UK inflation figures. Paul Craig, portfolio manager at Quilter...
Maintel on Gloucester Council attack
Gloucester Council IT systems are down, with serious issues to their internal systems and services, and the cyber-attack has been linked...
Inflation data “stronger than expected”, says Invesco
Paul Jackson, Global Head of Asset Allocation Research at Invesco, comments on this morning’s inflation data: “Stronger than expected”...
7IM’s Kumar on the inflation figures – a snapshot of a very specific basket
Ben Kumar, Senior Investment Strategist at 7IM, comments: “As the CPIH creeps ever higher to 4.8%, our expectation is that this will...
Three funds investing in companies with pricing power
With US inflation hitting 7% and UK inflation coming in today at 5.4% - its highest level since 1992 – both business margins and consumer...
Has recent market volatility caused problems for advisers? A brief retrospective on some of the investment impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
Let’s cast our minds back just two years ago when, on 30th January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19...
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