FINTECH? – What’s it all about then?
Everyone’s talking about FinTech – or so it seems. Several articles in this edition of The Gibraltar Magazine are dedicated to various aspects of...
ONLINE MONEY – The New World of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the first successful attempt to create a native digital currency, a fully decentralized, persistent, resilient digital form of money. As such, it...
RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY – How to transform your financial attitude
Money is a huge part of our lives and yet we are reluctant to talk about it. Perhaps it’s because in the western world,...
FINANCIAL SPRING CLEAN – Reviewing your treasures
Welcome to March. The cold days of deep mid-winter are behind us; although of course, in these Mediterranean climes, “cold” is a relative term....
BUDGET IN CONSIDERATION – Balancing the finances
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The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to...
HEADING SOUTH? – Gibraltar post-Brexit
imagine that many readers would be surprised if my piece this month did not look at implications of the recent “Brexit” referendum, when the...
INSURTECH – Another opportunity for Gibraltar
In recent times, the use of technology in the provision of financial services has become well established, with the likes of crowdfunding platforms and...
PLANNING THE FUTURE – Digesting the “Alphabetti Spaghetti” of pensions
It seems that we cannot escape from pensions. I don’t mean in a philosophical sense – that every day of our working lives inevitably...
INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURNS – Remember, remember the 30th November!
After the spectacle and sparkle of Guy Fawkes, another date worthy of illumination is 30th November because this is the annual filing and payment...
FLIGHT TO QUALITY – Blockchain and mad scientists
There is something surreal about the current flood of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) coming onto the market. I recently spoke at the World Blockchain...
