Top 10 UK stories of 2017
By Tom Carnegie, 21 Dec 17
Qrops charges, an FCA crackdown on pension transfers and court action taken by a former English footballer against his ex-financial adviser were some of the most read stories this year. Scroll through the slides to see the 10 most clicked UK articles of 2017.
Nine countries were unexpectedly dropped from the HM Revenue & Customs Qrops list in April.
The HMRC list, which contains pension schemes that have told the UK taxman that their product meets the criteria for inclusion, was suspended on 13 April.
The suspension followed a shock announcement by chancellor Philip Hammond to impose a 25% charge on pension transfers outside of the EEA if the Qrops destination is not the same country in which the retiree plans to live.
Nine countries fell off of HMRC’s list completely when it was republished on 18 April: the Czech Republic, Greece, Iceland, Jamaica, Kosovo, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Sweden, and Turkey.
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