Pension

Retirement | 9 Jul 13

Representatives for the Maltese and New Zealand governments have signed an agreement to allow the portability between the two countries of Superannuation and Veterans’ pensions.

North America | 20 Jun 13

First American expatriates were told that their bank accounts weren’t welcome. Now, it seems, Americans’ tax-deferred retirement accounts are also increasingly unwanted by US financial institutions, unless these accounts are of significant size.

Tax & Regulation | 27 May 13

All Maltese pension providers and administrators should meet a 17 June deadline to file an information disclosure document with the French tax authorities on behalf of “any French-resident beneficiaries”, according to a Maltese pension scheme association.

Tax & Regulation | 15 May 13

A new French law that appears to require pension fund trustees to report to France’s tax authority on UK personal pensions that have French tax-resident beneficiaries is causing confusion among financial advisers and pension fund administrators.

United Kingdom | 29 Apr 13

The BBC’s consumer investment radio show, Money Box, has broadcast a programme that explored at how thousands of investors have seen their savings caught up in the problem-plagued,UK-based Harlequin Property development business.