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Stamp Duty Land Tax (or SDLT) has been big news lately, with the chancellor's announcement in July of a 'holiday' on the tax for all properties of £500,000 or lower purchase price.

The investment migration industry has always been under scrutiny for a number of different reasons and, despite the fact that the number of countries implementing such regulations is constantly increasing, controversy will remain.

Trust Manager Chris Mourant named Emerging Talent of the Year at the International Investment Awards.

In what was clearly one of the most contentious elections in US history (including the slowest possible vote count!) Joe Biden managed to secure a narrow victory.

The term securities-based lending (SBL) refers to the practice of making loans using securities as collateral such as equities, commercial paper, bonds and hedge funds. Securities-based lending provides ready access to capital that can be used for almost any purpose such as purchasing a property.

By John J. Ryan, Jr., President of CISA Trust

The Principality of Monaco regularly features in the shortlists of places that individuals and families from all over the world consider moving to.

Monaco is a civil, not common law, jurisdiction. This means that they do not have full testamentary freedom automatically, as a regime of 'forced heirship' applies.

When discussing why someone should file a US tax return the topic of FATCA (The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) is often incorrectly cited.