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‘… only a few years outside the workforce can have a dramatic effect on a person’s chances of building up a pension. Contributions in the early years of someone’s working life are crucial in generating a satisfactory sum to live on in retirement.’ This recent quote from UK newspaper, The Guardian, explains so succinctly a…
In the space of three decades, Vietnam has been transformed from one of the poorest nations in the world to a lower middle income country with big aspirations. According to the World Bank, 45 million Vietnamese have been lifted out of poverty in the last twenty years. If you are looking to set up business…
In December 2019, Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, addressed the attendees of the 14th Cambodian Import-Export Goods Exhibition, an event intended to showcase the country’s positive business and investment climate. He made it crystal clear that Cambodia is open for business, saying, ‘To ensure a sound macro-economy and political and social stability, the government is…
China’s economic transformation over the last four decades has been nothing short of astounding. Since opening up to foreign trade and investment with free market reforms in 1978, the country has experienced meteoric economic growth, described by the World Bank as ‘the fastest sustained expansion by a major economy in history’. Real average GDP growth…
Thailand boasts over 1,500 miles of easy-on-the-eye coastline, a rich history and culture, sunshine in abundance and is dubbed the Land of Smiles. It is not hard to see what makes it an attractive destination for tourists and expatriate workers looking for an enviable lifestyle. But did you realise that Thailand is also an attractive…
How Cash Flow Modelling can help expats plan for retirement, protect their income and discover their true financial potential? When it comes to making big-ticket financial decisions, one of the greatest concerns for individuals of all backgrounds is the risk of the unknown. Three in five UK adults do not feel that they can determine what…
Our financial consultants have heard every reason under the sun why people choose not to invest but the fact remains that investing is not just a good idea but essential for our future financial wellbeing. To put it bluntly, if you’re not investing, into a pension fund at the very least, you’re relying on what…
Some people love their jobs so much they never want to retire. If that’s you, you should give thanks for your incredible good fortune. Far, far more people dream of a life when the daily commute is a distant memory in which they can spend their precious days doing whatever they please, be that starting…
Infinity hosted two exclusive webinars with Tilney to discuss the latest economic landscape. These webinars provided an overview of the latest macro-economic environment within the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic landscape. We are pleased to enclose some content we think may be of interest.
Here we take a fictional couple, Barry and Joan, both of whom are UK domiciled, and show how setting up a discounted gift trust reduced their IHT liability from £204,000 to £26,000. Reducing inheritance tax: a case study of a UK-domiciled couple The situation: Barry, 65, and Joan, 63, were both born in the UK…