Worldwide Financial Planning

A farm represents decades, even centuries, of family toil. Early mornings, calloused hands, and late nights aren’t clichés here; they’re a way of life. But for many families, the taxman may be about to sow some very unwelcome seeds.

Meanwhile, the number of companies listed in London is shrinking as a lack of new listings is compounded by the number of companies being bought. Other companies remain under pressure to cancel dual listings or move primary listings to exchanges seen as providing higher valuations.

The changes do not come into effect until 2027, and there is only ‘hope’ they reconsider the actions during the consultation up to January 2025, as they stand to create significant excess work and confusion.

In France, turmoil over the government budget has weighed on equities and the spread between French and German government bond yields is at its biggest in over a decade.

I wrote about downsizing in last week's column as a way in which you could release capital from your home instead of 'equity release' so I thought I would go into more detail to explain what downsizing means while pinpointing other things you need to be thinking about.

In the UK, weaker retail sales and deteriorating Purchasing Managers’ Indices add to the gloomier picture for economic activity. However, there are some positive signs. Consumer confidence defied expectations of further weakness and consumers turned more positive after a noticeable downturn in the run up to the budget.