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Offshore asset clampdown: 48% rise in foreign tax authorities’ disclosures to HMRC about UK taxpayers since 2019 Pinsent Masons report
Data from tax authorities overseas help HMRC identify individuals who may be evading tax through offshore assets The amount of information HMRC…
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Square Mile Academy of Funds: Ratings Round-Up for April 2024
Analysts at Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research (Square Mile) conducted 52 interviews with investment professionals from 36 asset management groups during…
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Residential fixed mortgage rate increases gain pace
Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data reveals rises to average two- and five-year fixed mortgage rates gained pace month-on-month. The overall five-year…
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The inflation dilemma: when might the Fed cut rates?
Adam Skerry, head of inflation, abrdn and Maximilien Macmillan, senior investment director, asset allocation & research, abrdn, discuss US inflation, possible rate…
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The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Beyond the Headlines: Significant adjustments in legal costs
Written by Shabnam Ali-Khan – Partner at Russell-Cooke and a member of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) The Leasehold and Freehold…
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Navigating the ethical aisle: How financial services can embrace fairness with the shopping cart theory
Written by Richard Farr, Non-Exec Director at Comentis The shopping cart theory (I know it’s a trolley, but I want to stick…
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Bank of England holds steady, keeping the UK interest rate at 5.25%: the industry reacts
It was widely expected that the Bank of England (BoE) would decide to stick with interest rates at their current level of…
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Bank of England interest rates held at 5.25%: Mortgage and Property professionals share their reactions
After many ‘will they, won’t they’ conversations since the previous announcement, the Bank of England (BoE) have kept rates at 5.25% which…
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How could smoothed funds support clients in difficult markets?
The continued market volatility and global instability may be leaving some investors anxious, and questioning how current market conditions affect their returns.…
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Changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals and what this means in practice
Written by Adam Craggs, partner and head of RPC’s Tax Disputes and Investigations team The UK government’s announcement at the Spring Budget…

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