Retirement
Retirement | 7 Sep 15
Aegon blocks pension freedoms without financial advice
UK-based pension provider Aegon is refusing to give savers flexible access to their pension pots without financial advice.
Retirement | 2 Sep 15
STM scopes out Australian QROPS offering as business booms
International pensions administrator STM Group is looking to offer QROPS tailored for UK expats in Australia after HMRC scrapped thousands of schemes from its approved list in July.
Retirement | 1 Sep 15
Australia edges back after huge HMRC QROPS cull
An Australia-based overseas pension scheme has been added to HM Revenue & Customs’ approved list of qualified recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) after the body delisted thousands of schemes in July.
Platform view: Retirement – No time to relax
With many changes taking place in the industry, it has hardly been a summer to kick back and relax. As the new world of pension freedoms develops, what role will platforms play?
Retirement | 24 Aug 15
Case against delayed Guernsey QROPS transfer thrown out
A case against pension administrator Capita which claimed there were “unreasonable delays” to an overseas pension transfer has been rejected by the Pensions Ombudsman Service (POS).