07/09/2019

Inheritance tax lifetime gifts

Lifetime gifts are generally disregarded for IHT purposes if the donor survives seven years from the date of gift.

07/08/2019

Acacia and Barrick dial up war of words as takeover deadline looms

More than two years into a bitter standoff with Tanzania over alleged tax and environmental breaches, Acacia continues to grapple with the effects of a ban on exports of unprocessed metals such as gold, a tax bill equivalent to nearly three centuries of i

07/08/2019

Irish pension money in equities reduced

According to Mercer's 2019 European Asset Allocation Survey, this trend is reflected by investors across Europe and the UK, with the average equity holding falling to 25pc this year, from 28pc in 2018.

07/08/2019

Smurfing: How Russians laundered €4m in Belgium

The method is called "Smurfing" by money-laundering experts - using minions, like the little blue men in the popular Belgian comic book, to break up stolen funds into small parts in order to buy normal things and evade controls.