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Best Practice | news 18 Sep 17
Portuguese expat pension tax tabled
Expat pensions transferred to Portugal could take a 10% hit under plans being considered by the country’s government.
Robo killer IFA platform teams with Liberty Sipp
To help IFAs fight back against robo-advisers and make financial advice more affordable, automated investment platform Fundment has teamed up with Liberty Sipp to offer an integrated and low cost self-invested personal pension.
Investment | news 18 Sep 17
Govt threatens crackdown on investor tax breaks
HM Treasury has threatened to clampdown on a tax-relief system encouraging the wealthy to invest in start-up firms over fears investors are abusing the system.
Serious Fraud Office closure scrapped
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office will not be folded into Britain’s version of the FBI after plans by prime minister Theresa May were abandoned.
Insurers in passporting rights plea to chancellor
Potential problems making pension and insurance payments post Brexit has prompted one member of parliament fight for clarity and the life industry pledge to engage with HM Treasury and EU partners to resolve passporting issues ahead of March 2019.