What Happens to a Pension when an Expat Dies?
A worry for expats is what happens to any unspent cash in their pension pot when they die. The good news is many pensions continue
Pension Consolidation for Expats
Few modern pensions offer a retirement income guarantee which means it pays to be more hands on about how your hard-earned money is invested. One
Expat Pensions
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
Pension Problems Faced by Expats
As an expat, you probably dream of retiring early, but how do you know how much cash you need to give up work for good?
Drawing A Pension Overseas Explained For Expats
How your pensions pay out when you are overseas depends on if you belong to a defined benefit (DB) or defined contribution (DC) scheme. Your
SIPP, Self Invested Personal Pensions, For Expats
A SIPP, which is short for a Self Invested Personal Pension, are a popular retirement saving choice for expats who want to take control of
Investing In Yourself Pays Off Over Time
Investing just £20,000 in yourself can change your life in retirement by providing some much-needed extra cash to boost the state pension. The state pension
Saving Habits Of Millionaire SIPP Investors
If you have always wanted to know how savers manage to stuff their pension pots with a million pounds, here is the inspiration you have
Call To Offer Savers More Pension Transfer Choice
Retirement savers should have more choice than leaping off the all-or-nothing transfer cliff when moving funds away from a workplace pension, says a leading consultancy.
SIPP Providers Paying Out More Than Savers Put In
SIPP providers paid £3 billion more to pensioners than they picked up in contributions in the last three months of 2018. Pensioners were paid £15
Watchdog To Probe Financial Firms Pushing Risky Investments
Financial watchdogs are to get to grips with how advice firms deal with customers who want to stake their money in risky investments. The Financial
Tax Man Takes Pension Tax Relief Fight Back To Court
HM Revenue & Customs is determined not to give up a fight to block in specie pension transfers to SIPPS and QROPS. Millions of pounds
HMRC May Appeal In-Specie Pension Payment Loss
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
Expat Pensions – SIPPs And Lifetime ISAs
If you want the expat experience of living and working abroad but want to go home to Britain after your stint, you should consider how
Complaints Keep Rolling In About SIPP Pensions
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
Ombudsman Rejects IFA’s Cyprus Property Investment Claims
The Financial Ombudsman has reinforced the responsibility of pension advisers recommending overseas property investments when transferring funds into a SIPP. The ruling came from a
Workers To Wait Longer To Access Private Pensions
The government may be hatching plans to raise the minimum age for retirement savers to access their cash as the state pension age rises. Pension
Watchdog Slams £30,000 Pension Advice Rule AS ‘Market Failure’
Rules that ensure any retirement saver must take professional advice if they are looking for a direct benefit pension transfer of a fund worth £30,000
Savings Experts Want P2P Lending Option For SIPPS
Financial experts want the government to allow peer-to-peer lending as an option for SIPP pension investors. Trade body the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) is
Platforms Get A Leg Up From pension Freedoms
Retirement savers switching their cash from workplace final salary pensions to more accessible SIPPS is fuelling a record-breaking year for investment platforms. Billions of pounds