Sub-national currencies struggle to survive
12th Jan 2017
Jurate Gulbinas
Over 80 local currencies launched in America since 1991, but only a few last Local currencies are only accepted at willing local businesses They are not backed by the central bank Local-currency...
How Entrepreneurs Can Make Peace with Undiversified Investments
6th Dec 2016
Jurate Gulbinas
Traditional advice for an entrepreneur is to diversify their investments This advice does not apply to the actual entrepreneur A self-employed business person already has all of their eggs in one...
Australian Budget 2015
13th May 2015
Matthew Marcarian
On 12 May 2015, the Treasurer Mr Hockey handed down the 2015-16 Federal Budget The Budget Papers predict a deficit of $35bn next year, down to a $69bn deficit in another 3 years’ time in...
2015 Budget Brief – Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
4th May 2015
CST Tax Advisors
Join us at AustCham’s Federal Budget Brief to hear from an expert line up of speakers who will discuss the implications of the 2015-16 Federal Budget This seminar will include a review of the...
2015 Singapore Budget Brief
11th Mar 2015
Jurate Gulbinas
Celebrating Singapore’s 50th year of independence, the 2015 budget was delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on 23 February 2015 Also known as the “Jubilee Budget”,...
United Kingdom Property and Tax Updated
9th Mar 2014
Richard Feakins
CGT Proposals Details of the plans to impose Capital Gains Tax on gains arising to non-UK residents on the disposal of UK residential property have been published The proposals are wider than...
What Is A Trust?
21st Jan 2014
John Marcarian
1 What Is A Trust In essence a trust is simply a relationship where one person (the trustee) is under an obligation and holds or uses assets (trust property) for the benefit of another person (a...
EU Succession Law UK Opt Not The End of the Story
19th Jan 2014
Jurate Gulbinas
Calls to harmonise the private international law governing succession across the EU, were enthusiastically welcomed ten years ago When finally enacted on 17 August 2012, the rather heftily titled...