Pension Freedoms
Tax & Regulation | 15 Dec 15
New UK secondary annuities market greeted with caution
The UK financial services industry has cautiously welcomed the government’s plans to extend its pension freedoms and create a new secondary annuities market by giving more than five million people the ability to sell their annuity from 6 April 2017.
Tax & Regulation | 10 Dec 15
UK Gov’t to enforce advice requirement on annuity sales
The UK government has announced plans to make it mandatory for investors holding a sizeable annuity to seek financial advice before selling out of their scheme.
Pensions association calls on industry to address fraud
The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has called on the pensions industry to do more to protect pension savers from fraud.
Tax & Technical | 19 Nov 15
Expert guide to UK pension transfers overseas
Darion Pohl, chief executive of Prism Xpat provides an expert view on the factors an adviser needs to take into account when considering a defined-benefit pension transfer to a recognised overseas pension scheme for a UK retiree planning to retire overseas.
Middle East | 12 Nov 15
DeVere warns of rise in pension liberation scams in Qatar
Pension liberation scammers are increasingly targeting expatriates in Qatar, warned independent financial advice giant, deVere.