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President Macron eases France’s wealth tax for 2018
France is replacing its widely encompassing wealth tax with a new one which is more narrowly focused on property-related assets in draft rules issued by its government.
Art investment is not just for the super-rich
With art prices soaring ahead of many asset classes is it still a solid investment choice or is the market only the domain of the ultra-wealthy?
Int’l consultancy for advisers raises £125m in listing
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has raised £125m (€139.5m $163m) for an AIM share placing to grow the next phase of its international work with financial advisers and asset managers.
Best Practice | news 6 Oct 17
UK adviser launches ‘world citizen’ planning service
UK financial adviser firm Perceptive Planning has launched a collaborative initiative aimed at engaging with advisers who have internationally mobile clients.
Tax & Technical | news 6 Oct 17
StanChart in $1.4bn suspect transfer probe
Standard Chartered is under investigation in Guernsey and Singapore over a $1.4bn (£1.07bn €1.2bn) transfer of funds.