Tag: QROPS

More than 100 new Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes have joined the official listings this year, according to the latest data. HM Revenue & Customs...

The amount of tax paid by retirement savers putting too much money into their pensions has tripled after a succession of cuts to the...

Inheritance tax changes heralded in by the changing tax year mean you can pass on at least an extra £25,000 of your wealth tax-free...

The UK tax man has decided to carry on the fight after losing a legal challenge against a crackdown on in-specie pension transfers. These transfers...

Brexit is just a year away and expats no little more now about what will happen to their pensions than they did a year...

Brexit could see the end of tax-free transfers to specialist QROPS offshore pensions for expats. Campaigners are already collecting signatures on a petition to the...

SIPP pensions are one of the most complained about financial products, according to new statistics. The Financial Ombudsman has released figures for gripes about financial...

More than 250 protesters have signed up to a petition demanding the British government scraps the overseas transfer charge on QROPS pensions for expats. Although...

The overseas transfer charge is a fiendishly complicated rule that can cost expats up to a quarter of their retirement savings if they make...

Fewer financial advisers may offer pension transfer advice after a clear warning from watchdogs that all their dealings with clients are under scrutiny. Financial firms...

If you move overseas, you can take your pension with you by switching to a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS). A QROPS is an...

Expats have a Brexit pension dilemma as the clock ticks down to the UK leaving the European Union. The likely scenario is Britain will officially...

Pension freedoms may be spreading to the Isle of Man soon, according to speculation sweeping the offshore finance centre. The Isle of Man financial services...

Expat pension protesters have launched a petition aimed at persuading the government to scrap a massive tax on shifting their retirement savings offshore. Since March...

QROPS pensions are opening at the rate of one a day. The market has seen 35 new offshore pensions for expats open in the past...

British expats living in China have lost the chance to keep their retirement savings in a QROPS offshore pension. The country was serviced by 19...

The official list of worldwide QROPS pensions has increased by 11 in the past two weeks – taking the global number to 1,163. The rising...

SIXTEEN offshore pensions were added to the HMRC QROPS List over the past 14 days. Worldwide, the number of QROPS grew from 1,136 on November...

Expats can rest easy with the news that the government is not planning any new QROPS laws until at least 2020. The logjam of Brexit...

The special relationship between the USA and QROPS pensions for British expats and Americans with UK pension savings is back on. The USA rejoined the...