Retirement

Best Practice | 16 Feb 17

The UK government’s consultation on tackling pension scams received mixed responses, as it acknowledged that the pension freedoms may have contributed to the rise in scams.

North America | 15 Feb 17

UK pension transfers to Canada have been effectively blocked after the three remaining Canadian recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) were removed from HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) list on Wednesday.

Retirement | 14 Feb 17

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will close its online service for managing recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) on 5 April 2017, as it is no longer collecting the information the taxman needs.

Retirement | 14 Feb 17

Overseas pensions and small self-administered schemes (Ssas) “present the greatest risk of being used as vehicles for scams”, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said.

Retirement | 13 Feb 17

Complaints about self-invested personal pension scheme (Sipps) investments not matching client risk appetites declined by a third over the past two years, according to new figures obtained by UK IFA firm Salisbury House Wealth.