Jersey's finance industry reports strong results 'across the board' for Q1 2013 14/06/2013
Jersey’s finance industry has reported a positive first quarter of 2013 right across its different sectors, with the levels of bank deposits rising and the value of funds being administered increasing to their highest level in four years.
84 year old Florida grandmother wins $590 million on US lottery 06/06/2013
An 84-year-old grandmother of four from Florida has won the largest unshared jackpot in US lottery history - a prize of $590m (£383m).
Certified financial planners worldwide number almost 150,000 07/02/2013
Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), owner of the international certified financial planner (CFP) certification program, has reported that the global number of CFP professionals grew by more than 8,000 last year (for an annual growth rate of 5.7 percent), from 139,818 at year-end 2011 to 147,822 at year-end 2012.
Lucien Freud donates painting to the UK as part of Acceptance in Lieu scheme 06/02/2013
The late artist Lucian Freud has expressed his gratitude to Great Britain for welcoming his family when they arrived in the country as refugees, by leaving a treasured Corot portrait to the nation under the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
Raising a child costs £220,000, survey finds 25/01/2013
Having children has never been more expensive, with the cost of bringing up a child in the UK until he or she is 21 at an all-time high of £222,458. This is more than £4,000 up on last year and £82,000 (58 percent) more than ten years ago, when the first annual Cost of a Child Report from protection firm LV= was published.
Cameron tells World Economic Forum of continued need for tax co-operation 24/01/2013
Speaking this morning (24/01/2013) at the 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated the need for unity between jurisdictions in the fight against tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance.
Family and quality of life priorities for internationally mobile millionaires, RBC survey finds 10/12/2012
A global, nomadic approach to personal and professional life is a key factor to the success of millionaires around the world, according to a new research report released today by RBC Wealth Management and The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Autumn Statement throws up no nasty surprises, but is no joyride either for wealthy taxpayers 10/12/2012
In his Autumn Statement delivered today in the Commons, Chancellor George Osborne outlined the way ahead along his much vaunted "hard road" to recovery. While there were no particularly nasty surprises lurking around the twists and turns of his speech, it is certainly not likely to be a joyride for wealthy taxpayers in the near future.
Autumn Statement: Chancellor to target high earners in pensions raid 05/12/2012
Family silver being pawned to pay the bills 13/11/2012
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