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  • Oil Prices Plunge To 11 Year Low

    • January 24, 2016
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    Stock markets have sunk with the oil price as the cost of a barrel of crude plunged to an 11 year low. The bottom price was $36.35 for Brent crude and $34.30 for Wes Texas Intermediate. In June 2014, the price was around $115 a barrel. Such low oil prices have not been seen since

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  • The Day The World Changed For Tax

    • January 24, 2016
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    New Year’s Day2016 is an important date in the calendar for taxpayers with offshore bank accounts and investments. The date is when the international tax landscape changes forever as a new era of compliance and co-operation between almost 100 countries starts. Global FATCA or the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) starts around the world and basically

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  • Market Volatility

    • January 24, 2016
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    Over the last few trading sessions we have continued to see volatility spike, culminating in major declines for most equity indices on Wednesday. There has been a clear shift in investor sentiment, with market participants focusing on bad news and giving limited attention to the good. For example, some of the positive earnings releases emanating

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