How HMRC’s Clampdown has Bolstered the QROPS Market
This time last year the UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue …
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.
This time last year the UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue …
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Just how much control expats have over their state pensions …
The number of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) worldwide has …
The disgraced former president of the Association of Taxation Technicians, …
The world of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) has …
IFAs are worried Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes are a …
Expats looking to move their pension pot abroad for when …
British pensioners are the least prepared to retire in the …
IExpats has been at the forefront of the expat offshore …
Slovakia is still missing off the latest HM Revenue & …
A critic of a government-backed savings scheme in New Zealand …
Expats living and working in the United Arab Emirates now …
A secret briefing between the government and trade bodies about …
Two changes to UK law may have a major effect …
The riddle surrounding the delisting of Slovakia QROPS has deepened …
The poor performance of annuities for retirement savers has prompted …
Slovakia Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) are missing from …
QROPS Providers need to be aware of new pension laws …
The latest QROPS list from HM Revenue & Customs showed …
Pensioners income drawdown rates are going up – but many …