Analysis
Fixed Income | analysis 25 Sep 17
Wealth managers swap cash for bonds as caution persists
Having hit a high of 9% in June, wealth managers cut their weighting in cash to 6.99% in the past three months in the Trustee MPI low-risk mandates.
Asia | analysis 21 Sep 17
Analysis: Nexus targets expats amid big changes in Asia
A major international life company acquisition, a Singapore advice firm pushing into the expat space and a new insurance regulator in Hong Kong mean more change for Asia.
Europe | analysis 19 Sep 17
Analysis: How should expats prepare for post-Brexit times?
One key focus in the highly charged and frustrating negotiations between London and Brussels is aimed at securing a deal to protect the rights of those already living abroad.
Industry | analysis 19 Sep 17
Analysis: Reasons to be cheerful for offshore bonds into UK
As the headlines focus on the twists and turns of the Brexit talks, is there reason to be cheerful about offshore bond sales into the UK, and could there even be a renaissance for this long-standing HM Revenue & Customs-approved tax wrapper?
Best Practice | analysis 7 Sep 17
Conflict of views on offshore bond IHT rules vexes adviser
Two international life companies gave conflicting views on the tax treatment of offshore bonds to chartered financial planner Patrick Murphy, of Zen Wealth, in his quest to offer fee-based advice for his UK domiciled clients who have been tax resident in Spain for 10 years.