Blacktower
Best Practice | 21 Mar 17
Gibraltar ‘in danger’ of losing Qrops status
Gibraltar must put in place a system for regulating personal pensions in just over two weeks to enable the jurisdiction’s Qrops to retain their status and continue to operate in the market.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Mar 17
Surprise 25% Qrops charge rocks UK pension transfer market
The UK government’s shock decision to impose a 25% charge on transfers to foreign pension schemes announced in the Spring Budget could go as far as to “shut down” the Qrops market, according to industry observers.
Blacktower founder Westwood named chairman of trade body Feifa
John Westwood, managing director and founder of European IFA firm The Blacktower Group, has taken over as chairman at the Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers (Feifa).
Blacktower recommits to Gibraltar but ‘contemplates’ future
Blacktower Financial Management Group says it has no plans to leave Gibraltar for now and will go ahead with the opening of a new office there as the firm sought to reassure the British overseas territory over claims it is looking to move its headquarters to another EU member state.
Brexit stokes pension fears and uncertainty, say IFAs
British expats living overseas face a period of uncertainty around their retirement plans after the UK’s shocking decision to leave the European Union on Friday, according to IFA firms around the world.