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Inheritance Tax: AIM is still saving the children
Despite the recent introduction of the new residence nil-rate band in 2017, Inheritance Tax revenue exceeded £5 billion for the first time in the UK, in the tax year 2017/2018.
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China tries to find equilibrium
Beijing is faced with a number of headwinds in its financial system. It will be a challenging balancing act.
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Is it time for investors to take Greta Thunberg seriously?
Greta Thunberg accused the chief executives of major companies of being complacent about environmental concerns. On this, she is dead wrong.
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What does the election result mean for markets?
Charles Stanley CIO Jon Cunliffe outlines the likely impact of the election result on global and domestic markets.
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Last Week in the City: Conservatives win large majority
Garry White, Chief Investment Commentator, looks at the market-moving events that have shaped equity markets this week (9 – 13 December 2019).
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US inflation, the Federal Reserve and markets
Market participants can relax over Christmas and the New Year about the Federal Reserve after soothing comments after its latest meeting.
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Not much change at the European Central Bank
As falling global car sales prove a major problem for the European economy, Christine Lagarde starts her tenure as head of the European Central Bank. What lies in store?
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The East-West split in technology is starting to become visible
Huawei has now produced a phone with no US components. Is this a sign of what lies ahead?
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Property funds – ‘illiquidity’ strikes again
Physical property is an “illiquid” asset class meaning it can be time consuming and costly to buy and sell.
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Last Week in the City: London gets Trumped
Garry White, Chief Investment Commentator, looks at the market-moving events that have shaped equity markets this week (2 – 6 December 2019).
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A slowing world awaits direction
Global investors are awaiting policy decisions to help provide them with direction. John Redwood rounds up the issues.
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The investment world turns greener
The UN Secretary General has told the world that more action is needed to tackle climate change. This could have a big impact on the relative fortunes of sectors and countries in the world economy.
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