Retirement
Gibraltar must ‘act fast’ to meet Rops reforms
Overseas pensions offered from Gibraltar are most at risk of losing their ‘recognised’ status when the UK brings in a new rule requiring such products to be regulated in the country where they are established.
Best Practice | 9 Dec 16
Six things the UK gov’t can do to deter pension scammers
The UK Government’s proposed ban on pensions cold-calling will deter scammers but must be just the start of a concerted effort to drive fraudsters out of the market, says AJ Bell.
Retirement | 8 Dec 16
Improve access to financial advice and annuities, says OECD
The OECD, a Paris-based economic body, has called on the UK government to ensure people have access to financial advice following the introduction of the pension freedoms.
Retirement | 7 Dec 16
Regulating Rops will ‘level playing field’, say providers
The UK’s plans to change the way overseas pension schemes are taxed and regulated have been welcomed by some providers, who say the changes will level the playing field between Rops and UK pensions and increase consumer protection.
Retirement | 6 Dec 16
Transfers into overseas pensions fall by a third, says HMRC
The number of British citizens transferring their UK pensions into recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) has dropped by more than a third since the pension freedoms were introduced in April 2015, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).