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Feb 17 / 11:18am

'Up the Greek without a paddle' European leaders sling mud while investors wait

by Gibraltar Stock Brokers

http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id=19885849

'LONDON (SHARECAST) - When politicians can’t get the job done, there’s always mud-slinging to entertain the troops … even when most of the troops are busy in Athens burning buildings … or German flags.

GREECE STEPS INTO THE RING

Greek President Karolos Papoulias has had enough of Germany’s insults and staged his own verbal attack against Berlin’s Finance Minister Wolgang Schäuble.

“I won’t accept insults to my country by Mr. Schäuble. I won’t take it as a Greek. Who is Mr. Schäuble? Who are these Dutch? Who are these Finns?

“We always had the pride to defend not just our own freedom, not only our own country, but the freedom of Europe as a whole,” he said.

These fighting words follow comments made by Schäuble comparing Greece to a “bottomless pit” where Germany was throwing its money away.

GREECE HAS ALSO SLUNG INSULTS

Yet it wouldn’t be fair to say that insults haven’t been thrown from the other side as well. We’ve certainly seen on the evening news the blazing fires in Athens, not just of buildings but also of German flags. Greek citizens involved in the strikes are anything but content over Germany’s attempt to “take control” of its country.

The easy shots at Berlin have also been made with pro-strike propaganda featuring Angela Merkel dressed in a Nazi uniform. In this context, it might not be surprising to note that the German Chancellor seems to have slipped from the front pages.

Her lack of comments is quite conspicuous by its absence, especially while most articles are quick to mention other little “facts” like, for example, that Papoulias fought in the World War II Greek resistance against the Nazi occupation.

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Feb 9 / 12:54am

by Pierre Boulle

Gibraltar Category 2 Residency http://investorseurope.com/category_2_residency.html

Establishing residency in Gibraltar can provide significant fiscal and lifestyle advantages in a common law international financial centre within reach in the EU itself. These include:

Maximum annual tax payable under £26,000.
Minimum annual tax payable of £20,000.
No requirement to disclose worldwide income (spouse & family income can be included)
No minimum physical presence to retain residency.

Under Category 2 rules, you are subject to a cap on your tax liability with income tax payable only on the first £70,000 of taxable income which arises in, or is remitted to, Gibraltar, meaning a maximum annual tax liability of £26,000 or less. Taxable income does not include capital gains, gifts, income from savings with minimum annual tax liability of £20,000 applicable on a pro rata temporis basis for the first year of arrival.

For you to become a Category 2 Trader/High Net Worth Investor resident in Gibraltar, you must:

have a minimum net worth of £2 million
have exclusive use of approved property in Gibraltar. (purchased or rented. No minimum physical presence required)
not undertake any Gibraltar business activities that compete with local entities

How Investors Europe can assist

As well as helping you to open a Category 2 Online Trading Account and transferring your investment portfolio to Gibraltar, Investors Europe can help by putting you in touch with the Finance Centre approving your Cat 2 Application as well as to the best, tried and trusted professionals for:

The Category 2 application process

HNWI Real estate Purchase/ Rental

HNWI Bank(s)

HNWI specialised Lawyer(s).

Auditors/ Chartered Accountants working with HNWI

The creation and management of offshore trusts and companies.

Transferring pension rights accrued overseas to Gibraltar.

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Feb 1 / 6:26am

'The Swiss–UK Bilateral Tax Agreement ...'

by Gibraltar Stock Brokers

http://www.ifcreview.com/restricted.aspx?articleId=3712&dm_i=8J3,OK61,Y6E9L,1ZD8H,1

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Who Falls Within the Agreement?

The Agreement will apply to UK resident ‘relevant persons’ who directly own ‘bankable assets’ in Switzerland (which includes cash, bank accounts, precious metal accounts, shares, securities and various structured products) or who are the ‘beneficial owners’ of such assets held by companies, trusts, foundations and partnerships. Irrevocable discretionary trusts are thought not to be caught by the Agreement (because there is no ‘beneficial owner’), although revocable discretionary trusts might be. It is therefore important that trustees confirm each trust’s status with their Swiss bank ....'

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Jan 30 / 3:30am

'Wealth management : lipstick on a pig' ?

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Jan 26 / 10:51am

Malta and Gibraltar sign tax information agreement

by Gibraltar Stock Brokers

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=138806

'Malta and Gibraltar have signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) which provides for a full exchange of information on tax matters.

The High Commissioner in London, Joseph Zammit Tabona, who signed for the Maltese government, said the agreement reinforces links and strengthens bilateral relations, particularly in the fields of financial services and business.

Gibraltar’s Minister with responsibility for Financial Services, Gilbert Licudi, said Malta and Gibraltar share very important social, cultural and political links. “A significant part of Gibraltar’s population are descendants of Maltese nationals which means that our heritage is intrinsically bound together. There is already an element of business activity that we share with Malta. We trust that this agreement will encourage the development of an even closer business relationship.”

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Jan 18 / 4:08am

‘Maths PhD not enough to work out bank fees’

by Gibraltar Stock Brokers

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3288613.ece?CMP=EMCeb1

“Exorbitant” bank overdraft charges are so complex that even a postgraduate maths student could not work them out, a study has claimed.

Which? asked customers to work out the overdraft charges on a range of mock bank statements and found that not one respondent was able to calculate all the fees correctly, including a maths PhD student. The 12 respondents managed to get only seven of forty-eight calculations right between them.

The way in which unauthorised overdraft penalties are applied varies greatly between banks. Which? found the highest fees to be from First Direct and its parent HSBC, at £150 a month. This would apply to customers with the First Direct 1st Account and HSBC Bank Account who were overdrawn for 21 days in a row and made 12 payments while in the red. Barclays’ fee for a customer in the same situation is £66.

Nationwide Building Society’s FlexAccount had the highest charge for customers overdrawn for a short period, at £50. This would apply if a customer was overdrawn for two days and made one payment while overdrawn. The Halifax Reward Account would charge the same customer £10.

Which? also highlighted the impact of daily unauthorised overdraft charges, which are as much as £6 a day in the case of Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest. These equate to an annual interest rate of 2,190 per cent on a £100 overdraft.

Banks are required to publish examples of their charges in six common scenarios on their websites. But annual statements detailing all charges, text message alerts and buffer zones may not be introduced until March 2013.

Peter Vicary-Smith, the chief executive of Which?, said: “While the Government has announced reforms to tackle unfair overdraft charges, they simply don’t go far enough.

‘It’s extremely disappointing to find that bank charges are still too high, too complex and impossible to compare.”

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Jan 17 / 11:10am

Gibraltar Stock Broker : 'Investors face increased tax bill after law change in Spain'

by Gibraltar Stock Brokers

http://www.international-adviser.com/news/products/investors-face-increased-tax-bill

A temporary amendment to the personal income tax law in Spain could leave investors in non tax-compliant offshore bonds facing a higher tax bill in 2014, according to Skandia International.

On 1 January, the Spanish personal income tax regime was temporarily modified resulting in a rise in income tax for 2012 and 2013. While the changes will have “little or no impact” on those who hold tax-compliant offshore bond policies until at least 2014, those using non compliant tax-compliant products will pay up to 3% more each year in tax both this year and next.

Skandia said, from the 1 January this year to the end of 2013, gains on tax-compliant offshore bonds will be taxed at a rate of 21% (as opposed to the normal rate of 19%) which is then withheld by tax-compliant providers. There will be no further personal income tax liability for the policyholder if the gains amount to less than €6,000 (£4,981, $7,661) savings income in a tax year – including interest earned on savings accounts and dividends received in the same tax year. A further 4% personal income tax liability will need to be accounted for by the policyholder on the next €18,000 savings income and a further 6% if the overall savings income for that tax year is above €24,000. If the policy suffers a loss over the tax period, the loss can be offset against other income tax liabilities.

In contrast, non tax-compliant policies are required to withhold tax every year and so will be further affected by the increase during the next two years, said Skandia. Furthermore, in instances where the provider of a non-compliant policy fails to withhold tax correctly, and in a timely manner, policyholders may become subject to penalties for non-reporting, and these can range from 50% to 150%.

However, Skandia conceded that non tax-compliant policies have their merits as such policies can offer other features which can make them attractive to certain types of investors – for example, by providing access to a wider investment universe of assets and the ability offset losses on an annual basis.

Rachael Griffin, head of product law and commercial development at Skandia International, said “In today’s world, the choices available to investors can be overwhelming. It is crucial they understand the implications of choosing the right product in order to utilise the available tax advantages to the full.

“For example, tax-compliant bonds reduce the burden of reporting on individuals classed as tax-resident in Spain and can be affected by changes in tax regimes to a lesser degree than non tax-complaint alternatives. The recent changes introduced on 1st January 2012 illustrate these advantages perfectly.”

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Jan 13 / 10:37am

TCF, RDR, MiFID 2, FFI and FATCA :- Acronyms that could kill yourbusiness

by Gibraltar Stock Brokers

http://www.portfolio-adviser.com/news/pa-analysis/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it

'...RDR and its ultimate impact on the industry has been discussed countless times in the press, at industry conferences, internal meetings and so on, but what about that other ‘elephant in the room’, FATCA? This is the rule, effective from 2013, that enforces reporting on all US taxpayers investing via a foreign financial institution (FFI).

Prepare for the worst

The final draft of the regulation from the US IRS has yet to be finalised, and we should expect some further guidance in the coming days (possibly even on Monday 16th January). However, the message from the experts that I have spoken with in the past couple of weeks is to be prepared for the worst.

What constitutes a FFI is not entirely clear, and it looks as though IFAs might be excluded unless they are licensed to take deposits, provide custodial services for clients or hold client assets in a nominee account that they have control over...'

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Jan 10 / 12:11pm

Gibraltar Broker, 'lack of supply UK housing means significant price resistance in 2012..'

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'Housing shortage continues to limit downside to prices'

A lack of supply in the market is likely to prevent any significant house price declines in 2012, figures from RICS show

'Sales of homes may rise a little over the coming year but prices will struggle to follow suit, according to the latest report from RICS.

Prices are expected to edge 3% lower across the UK however the low level of supply that is expected to continue into 2012 should stabilise prices and preventing significant declines.

RICS expects transaction levels to see a slight improvement next year and rise back to around 880,000, roughly around the same level recorded in 2010. To highlight how much transaction levels have fallen over the past few years, total sales in 2006 were almost double this amount at 1.67m.

"The weak economic picture anticipated for the next six months, along with the prospect of increased unemployment, means that demand to purchase property is unlikely to see any significant increase and will remain relatively flat," said RICS in a statement.

"While the government's recently announced mortgage indemnity scheme is designed to help up to 100,000 buyers onto the property ladder, this is likely to have limited impact as it is restricted purely to new build properties," it added.

RICS chief economist Simon Rubinsohn commented, "The general economic climate is likely to be the biggest influence on the residential property market next year. Prices could edge a little lower as unemployment continues to rise. However, the lack of supply in the market is likely to prevent any significant house price declines."

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Jan 5 / 2:00am

#News #regulator #commission '...suing the regulator for harassment.'

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http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/1043864.article?

'A county court has rejected the FSA’s bid to quash a case brought by a retired IFA who is suing the regulator for harassment.

In August, Money Marketing revealed that John Calland is suing the FSA under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, alleging the FSA, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service worked together to unfairly progress loss assessments and solicit pension complaints from former clients....'

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'Up the Greek without a paddle' European leaders sling mud while investors wait