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How gifting from surplus income can mitigate an inheritance tax liability

March 13, 2023

Emily Minett reveals a potentially significant inheritance tax exemption when it comes to gift-giving.

When it comes to making lifetime gifts, many people are familiar with the “seven-year rule” in that if the donor making the gift survives seven years from the date of the gift and does not reserve a benefit in the asset given away, the value of the gift will not be taken into account on the donor’s death for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes.

How family investors are putting their wealth to work against global challenges

October 22, 2021

Family entrepreneurs attending the leading 23rd European Family Office Forum are putting their money where COP26 politicians’ mouths are by sustainably investing in transformational ventures and gaining healthy returns.

The essential and influential forum will be held by Campden Wealth on 3-4 November. The exclusive gathering returns to its in-person format in London for its 23rd edition.

How family investors can reap what they sow in vertical farming with Vertical Future

November 12, 2020

Vertical farming is being planted as the future of agriculture and the blossoming sector’s long-term growth could be a good fit for family investors and their patient capital.

Vertical farming is being planted as the future of agriculture and the blossoming sector’s long-term growth could be a good fit for family investors and their patient capital.

Issues surrounding the increasing population of the world combined with water scarcity in a changing climate and the security of food and supply chains exposed by the coronavirus pandemic have all seeded minds on the possibilities of vertical farming.

HMRC's new Family Investment Companies team: How family offices and ultra-wealthy individuals can protect themselves

March 10, 2020

In late February, news broke that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has set up a new team to investigate the use of Family Investment Companies (FICS) with a focus on Inheritance Tax (IHT).

In late February, news broke that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has set up a new team to investigate the use of Family Investment Companies (FICS) with a focus on Inheritance Tax (IHT).

Dividend tax-free allowance cut ‘risks family businesses’

May 12, 2017

Family business specialists are calling on the British government not to reintroduce plans to cut tax breaks on dividends but some observers say the measures are likely to be brought back after the forthcoming general election.

As part of a wider downsizing of an unusually lengthy piece of legislation, the British government put aside proposals in its 2017 Finance Bill to cut the dividend tax-free allowance from £5,000 to £2,000 ($6,468 to $2,587).

Market Basket cousin fails to prove board member is not independent

March 3, 2014

Third-gen Market Basket chief executive Arthur T DeMoulas has suffered a blow in the latest round of the longstanding feud with his cousin Arthur S over the running of the multi-billion-dollar family business – a supermarket chain based in Massachusetts, US.

Arthur T had argued that a board member, who had voted in favour of a large dividend pay out, was not independent and his votes should be nullified.

Market Basket, founded initially as a small grocery store in 1917, has annual revenues of more than $4 billion and employs 18,000.

Qualcomm announces $3 billion stock buyback

March 2, 2010

Oualcomm, the family-controlled communications company, announced yesterday it plans to buy back up to $3 billion of its shares whilst also increasing its quarterly cash dividend by 12%.

The stock buyback programme replaces a $2 billion stock repurchase that recently completed with a $1.7 billion uptake, the company said in a statement. The quarterly dividend will increase from $0.17 to $0.19 per share of common stock.

Sulzberger: dividend suspension “a difficult but prudent measure”

February 20, 2009

Arthur Sulzberger Jr, chairman of family-controlled New York Times Company, has defended the decision of the board to suspend its quarterly dividend.

The suspension applies to both the media giant's Class A and Class B common stock and will put further pressure on the extended family who rely on such dividends. Last November, the company reduced the payout level of its fourth-quarter dividend to $.06 per from $.23 per share.