Living in France & managing investments as main source of income - tax ?

[jamesij]

Hi - I was wondering if anyone could help me / point me in the right direction. I'm thinking about moving to France with my family. My background is in fund management and I would be looking to run a personal fund investing in European equities with a colleague who works from home in Cornwall. The family's main source of income would hence be dividends from European companies and capital gains (hopefully!). I was wondering if anyone knew about efficient tax structures - how best to organise my finances to minimise French income tax / capital gains tax. Whether or not there are state tax efficient vehicles that can be used - if it's worth holding investments offshore and what the implications are. Also I've noted that income tax seems much higher in France - does anyone know what the implications are for being self employed / if I have to contribute to social security in France etc.