Three things your clients may call you about this week …

What made financial headlines over the weekend?

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'Generation ex', money and divorce; a cautionary IHT tale; and HMRC's 'war on offshore' - here's our weekly heads-up on the financial stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend …

Generation ex as middle-aged divorces are on the rise Divorce rates may have plunged to a 44-year low, notes this Express article, but older people are bucking that trend as growing numbers break up in their 50s and 60s. The rise in so-called "silver splitters" is down to people living longer and getting married later in life, according to the Office for National Statistics. Both trends are likely to continue, the piece suggests, adding: "While getting divorced is much easier than it used to be, the financial side can be a nightmare, including for the growing number of cohabiting coupl...

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