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Middle East | news 27 Mar 17
UK/UAE treaty allows expats to cash out pensions tax free
A new UAE-UK double tax treaty, which came into force on 1 January, means that British expats over 55 residing in the Gulf state can cash out their full pension pot entirely tax free, according to David Denton, head of international technical sales at Old Mutual Wealth.
Messi appeal against Spanish tax fraud sentence set for April
Argentinian football star Lionel Messi will appear in court in Spain next month to appeal the 21-month prison sentence he was handed for tax evasion last year.
UK CISI advisers to visit South Africa on fact-finding mission
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is working with London-based firm Perceptive Planning to organise a fact-finding trip to South Africa in October.
Retirement | news 24 Mar 17
Copia launches managed portfolios targeted at decumulation
Copia Capital Management, the discretionary fund management division of Novia Financial, has launched a range of managed portfolios purpose-built for decumulation.
Coombs: European market recovery a ‘false dawn’
Europe is “cheap for a reason” according to Rathbones’ David Coombs, who said the recent turnaround in markets on the continent could be a false dawn for investors.