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• Sweden Sees Growth Surge in Private Family Firms After Scrapping Progressive Inheritance Taxes

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Business & Economy

  A new study from the Stockholm School of Economics reveals that the 2005 abolition of inheritance and gift taxes in Sweden significantly accelerated growth and investment in family...

• Samsung Matriarch Hong Ra-hee Finalizes 3.1 Trillion Won Share Sale to Settle Inheritance Tax

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Hong Ra-hee, widow of the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has offloaded a significant stake in Samsung Electronics to fulfill the family’s 12 trillion won inheritance tax obliga...

• Family Feuds and Rising Property Values Drive 12% Surge in UK Probate Blocking Applications

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Business & Economy

  A significant increase in "caveat" applications has been reported in the United Kingdom, with more individuals paying a £3 fee to legally block the administration of estates for si...

• One-Year Countdown to Pension "Death Tax" Forces Radical Shift in Retirement Wealth Strategies

  Published: Apr 4, 2026

  Section: Business & Economy

  Effective April 6, 2027, unspent private pensions in the United Kingdom will be integrated into the inheritance tax net, subject to duties of up to 40%. This legislative overhaul r...