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AvatarJim Atkins BA (Hons)

Loving life living abroad. Born and bred in the North of the UK, travelled as a student and then settled down in Dubai five years ago. Still writing and blogging about stuff what I find interesting and it happens to be related to being an expat. Hope my articles inform other fellow expats, travellers, nomads somewhere around the world.

HMRC Takes Long-Running IHT Case To Supreme Court

August 24, 2020 | Categories Financial News

Retirement savers who transfer a pension for health reasons should not be charged inheritance tax, has reached the Supreme Court. The judges will rule if

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Shell Shock Pushes London Markets Back Into The Red

June 25, 2020May 10, 2020 | Categories Financial News

Worsening economic gloom has pushed stock markets back into the red as Shell slashed dividends and British Airways threatened to close operations at London Gatwick.

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Investing For Income Hit As Firms Slash Dividends

May 8, 2020 | Categories Investments

The impact of coronavirus on company cash flows has seen dividends slashed from investors seeking income. The strategy gave a reason for many to invest

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The Problems Of Comparing COVID-19 Around The World

May 7, 2020 | Categories Financial News

The way coronavirus deaths are counted is under comparison between countries – but does it really matter? Governments have no accepted standard in how the

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Coronavirus Rescue Package Claims For Expats With Holiday lets

May 4, 2020April 29, 2020 | Categories Financial News

Expats renting out self-catering holiday lets in England should automatically qualify for business rate relief and bounce-back loans under the UK’s coronavirus financial rescue package.

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Rescue Flights Bring Home Thousands Of Stranded Brits

May 5, 2020April 27, 2020 | Categories Financial News

Thousands of Brits stranded in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to the coronavirus will fly back to the UK on a fleet of chartered flights

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Facebook Waters Down Libra Crypto In Face Of Backlash

May 5, 2020April 21, 2020 | Categories Currency

Facebook and a host of other high-profile companies have ditched plans to introduce a global digital currency. The plan announced in June last year was

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Keep Calm And Carry On To Beat The Crisis, Urge Over 60s

April 15, 2020 | Categories Financial News

Britain’s over 60s are looking forward to putting their feet up and taking a break while the country is in lockdown and they must stay

Giving Savers Pension Freedoms Is Risky, Says Consumer Watchdog

April 8, 2020 | Categories Financial News

Giving retirement savers the responsibility to make their own financial decisions is one of the main drivers of poor pension outcomes, says consumer watchdog the

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Workplace Pension Transfers Frozen For Three Months

April 1, 2020 | Categories Retirement

Retirement savers switching money out of a defined benefit pension face a three month wait to make the transfer. Regulators are worried that volatile stock

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Six Pension Tips For Dealing With Volatile Markets

March 31, 2020 | Categories Financial News

Unpredictable stock markets are a challenge for ordinary investors , especially if they are around retirement and plan to bolster their income by taking cash

FTSE Slumps As Coronavirus Outbreak Looks Grim

March 30, 2020 | Categories Financial News

The FTSE slumped back into the red after several days of recovery on worsening news about jobs and the coronavirus crisis. The FTSE 100 was

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Retirement Goal Posts Set To Move Again For Millions Of Workers

March 16, 2020 | Categories Retirement

The government is about to move the retirement goal posts again to leave millions working up to two years longer before they can draw a

Baby Boomers Need To Think About Later Life Planning

March 13, 2020 | Categories Retirement

The number of older people is growing as the baby boomer generation moves into retirement. The population boom that followed the Second World War is

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Pensions Watchdog Warns Employers To Pay Down Deficits

March 5, 2020 | Categories Retirement

A financial watchdog is warning firms not to deliberately underfund workplace pensions that could leave savers with less money than they expected on retirement. The

Government To Raid Lost Cash Billions For Charity

February 28, 2020 | Categories Financial News

The government wants to give hundreds of millions of pounds locked up in lost savings and investments to charity. The money will go to good

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Watchdog Warning Fails To Stem Pension Transfers

February 24, 2020 | Categories Retirement

Action to stop financial firms recommending a move away from a workplace scheme does not seem to have dented the enthusiasm of companies or retirement

Investors Have Never Had It So Good

February 20, 2020 | Categories Investments

Humans have never had it so good even though the world can seem a dark and desperate place at times. Despite the challenges of climate

What Are Your Chances Of Becoming An ISA Millionaire?

February 19, 2020 | Categories Investments

Having enough money to do whatever you want is the dream for most people, but can you make this dream reality by prudent investing in

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Coronavirus Triggers Global Economy Slowdown

February 14, 2020 | Categories Financial News

The economic side effects of the deadly coronavirus are still rolling out – this time a steep decline in the price of oil. As much

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