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Best Practice | 23 Aug 17
IHT planning – the time is now
Inheritance tax receipts have risen steadily since 2009/10 and while it is still a small slice of the UK’s overall GDP, the percentage is increasing and advisers need to help clients plan accordingly as it’s not just the wealthy that can be hit, Killik & Co’s Sarah Hollowell tells International Adviser.
Tide turns against Trump’s US in latest sentiment measure
Investors are moving on from US equities in favour of UK gilts and gold according to the latest Lloyds Bank Investor Sentiment Index.
Crocodile Dundee fraudster’s Italian trial collapses
The Italian trial of a Jerseyman at the centre of Australia’s biggest ever tax evasion scandal that ensnared Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan has collapsed.
India’s Centrum Group gets broking licence, plans expansion
Indian financial conglomerate Centrum Group has obtained an insurance broking licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), with which it plans to expand its business.
S Africa inks key legislation to overhaul financial regulation
After nearly two years’ delay, South African president Jacob Zuma finally signed the Financial Sector Regulation Act (2017) into law on Monday, which established two new financial regulators.