Pension Transfers
United Kingdom | 9 Jan 17
UK court rules £75k pension transfer loan was liberation
A UK court has ruled that a £75,000 ($92,106, €87,429) loan taken out by a client to fund investments as part of a pension transfer was a form of pension liberation and should be subject to tax.
Retirement | 20 Dec 16
Providers cautious about abolishing Rops ‘advice safeguard’
Providers of recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) have voiced concerns over the UK’s plan to scrap the advice safeguard for expats, with some arguing that the move may create a “consumer protection gap”.
All French and Italian Rops dropped from UK pension list
All French and Italian schemes have been removed from the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) list of recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) said to meet the conditions for accepting UK retirement pots.
Sovereign Group cuts fees on Rops
International pensions provider Sovereign Group has removed ‘ad hoc’ transactional fees from all its new and existing recognised overseas pensions scheme (Rops) products.
Best Practice | 3 Nov 16
New pension transfers qualification launched by the CII
The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a new pension transfers qualification to support those seeking to provide specialist advice, both domestically and internationally.