Rummaging through old papers can throw up a few surprises – especially if you uncover a pension you had forgotten on old pay slips. Official figures show people have an average 11 jobs across their lifetime and several of these would have come with pensions. The question is if the employer deducted pension contributions, are […]
World Markets Boosted By US Company Tax Reform
Wall Street has climbed to a record high as traders celebrated the likely passing of a new law cutting corporate tax rates. Republicans are expected to rubber stamp the bill this week ready for President Donald Trump to sign in the New Year. The bill will slash tax rates by a third from 35% down […]
An Overview of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is a piece of government legislation that was designed to help kick start the British economic resurgence following the global financial crisis of 2009. One of the key principles of a nation’s economic growth is entrepreneurship and enterprise, and yet as British banks cautiously tightened the purse strings, it […]
Who is deVere Group
deVere Group started in 2002 when chief executive Nigel green decided he wanted to create the world’s largest firm of international independent financial advisers to serve a growing niche market of expats living and working overseas. He figured expats were poorly served by banks and financial services companies and that they needed professional but personal […]
UK is Miles Ahead with Fintech Revolution
The UK is running away with its fintech growth and investment in comparison with the rest of the world. Along with Ireland, Britain has seen investment in the financial services technology more than triple in the last year, according to a recent report released by Accenture. The figures reveal that investment in technology in the […]
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is a government-backed tax incentive aiming to help small startup companies raise finance from investors in return for an equity stake in the business. Chancellor George Osborne introduced SEIS in his Budget 2012. SEIS started on April 6, 2012 and by the end of the 2012-13 tax year, 1,120 […]
China has the World’s Attention
China became the world’s largest economy as we moved into 2015, overtaking the USA, and although some begrudging US economists may question the legitimacy of the IMF’s Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) report (preferring instead to take the GDP table as gospel), there is no argument with the fact that China does have the world’s fastest […]
Branson gets behind TransferWise
Richard Branson and a variety of other high profile investors have invested $25 million in London-based business, TransferWise. The company was established in March 2010, and offers global currency transfers, without the hidden costs associated with traditional means. The Fintech start-up is one of a handful of innovative companies emanating from the ‘Silicon Roundabout’ district, […]
Write off Bitcoin at your Peril
Bitcoin has undoubtedly divided both financial and technology commentators since its inception. Indeed with a marketplace value that has fluctuated in worth from between $100 and $1,100 within the space of 12 months, it would be easy to come to a relatively safe assumption that it is an unstable currency or investment. However, whenever anything […]
The Sky’s The Limit For Space Investment
Investing in space can offer stellar opportunities as companies push back the frontiers with out-of-this-world ideas. Space investment is not just about asteroid mining and tourism. Many companies firmly rooted on Earth offer equity stakes to investors in commercial technology deployment now NASA has turned developing and funding space missions over to the private sector. […]