The duke had already transferred most of his assets to the next generation, but the regulations at the time meant he had to live at least five years for the gifts to avoid inheritance tax (IHT). He ...

Delegates criticise role of Trump administration in siding with Saudi Arabia and other petrochemical producers ...

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PayPay has filed for a US listing that could value Japan’s ubiquitous payments company at more than $10bn and help fund some ...

Singapore-based Shein reported a 56.5 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £38.2mn for the year to the end of December for its UK unit, while revenue jumped 32 per cent, according to filings at ...

Father Vasyl Mutka stood before the altar of St Nicholas of Myra church on Thursday morning, chanting a prayer for peace in his native Ukraine and pausing for only the briefest of breaths. The smell ...

Rate-setters will be content on news of a stronger than expected expansion for the Japanese economy in Q2. Real GDP grew by 0.3 per cent on the quarter and 1 per cent annualised.

GDP only expanded by 0.1% in second quarter, adding to pressure on central bank to return to negative interest rates ...

US President Donald Trump’s administration hit India with a 25 per cent tariff from July 1, then last week doubled the amount ...

Defensive stocks have been performing terribly for a long time. Below are the three canonical defensive sectors of the S&P 500 — utilities, staples and healthcare — since the market bottomed at the ...

One reason Singapore escapes being lumped into the column headed ‘fiscal basket case’ is its ownership of massive sovereign wealth. While Singaporean has one of the highest gross government debt loads ...

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