Have Pension Transfer Values Hit A Peak?
Pension transfer values fell last month due to a sharp …
Retiring abroad can be a great experience – but the good times can also come with worries, particularly surrounding your pension and how it’s faring in today’s volatile marketplace. British pension rules are complicated and fast-changing, so it’s understandable those who live abroad can feel a bit ‘out of things.’
That’s where iExpats can help by delivering the latest headlines and key information explaining everything you need to know about claiming the State Pension from overseas and expat pensions.
Our writers also look behind the scenes at the latest trends in lifestyle and living abroad – including detailed reports about Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS), QNUPS and SIPPS.
What’s in a name for offshore expat pensions? Well, quite a lot as several similar but competing schemes are out there if you know where to look.
IFAs like to make the market seem more complicated by shrouding the products they offer behind confusing names, like QROPS, QNUPS and SIPP.
Pension savers have lots of reasons for considering a defined benefit (DB) pension transfer but often find rules laid down by government financial watchdogs stonewall plans to make the switch
Retirement seems a long way off when you start saving, but the years soon catch up and so do the limits on how much you can put in your pension pot.
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Expats opened another 16 offshore pensions in the past two …
Australia is still leading the charge to add QROPS offshore …
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Australia has seen a huge surge in QROPS offshore pensions …
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Australia has seen the most QROPS changes – with 48 …
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The British government has offloaded the financial responsibility for expat …
The United States is the first country to lose QROPS …
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Women who claim they have lost money when the government …
10 new offshore QROPS have opened since the last list …
Nine Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes have been added to …
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