Loan trusts have been a part of estate planning for many years and this follows on from my previous blog about Discounted Gift Trusts. However, are they useful? Should they …
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QROPS Trustee Duties – What should they be doing?
QROPS trustees Most QROPS are trusts, run by people who should have a responsibility to the pension holders. These people are called trustees, but what are the QROPS trustee duties? What …
SIPP Planner of the Year
SIPP Planner of the Year Award John Reid of Aisa Professional won the prestigious SIPP Planner of the Year Award 2017 at the Financial Planner of the Year Awards …
International Investment Awards 2017
International Investment Awards 2017 The International Investment Awards 2017 were held at the Millenium Mayfair Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London and winners in the 18th International Fund & Product Awards 2017 …
Final Salary Pension Advice- Expats Part 2
I recently wrote a blog called Final Salary Pension Advice , raising concerns that some expats (or perhaps many) obtain final salary pension advice without actually speaking to a UK adviser. …
US Expats with UK Pension Schemes
There are numerous internet sites offering US Expats with UK Pension Schemes advice about their options. However, we have real concerns about the use of “investment bond” wrappers and QROPS. …
Final Salary Pension Advice- Expats
When you consider the best options for your final salary pension advice, would you: Transfer your final salary pension without taking regulated advice? Transfer your final salary pension by allowing someone …
A QROPS Helps Save Tax
A QROPS helps save tax is an often suggested reason for transferring a pension outside of the UK. Is this true though? In fact, whether a QROPS helps save tax …
The Move to Transparency – Industry to Profession
Transparency as part of financial planning is something we have talked about before . For those, like me, that started in the finance industry in the late 1980s, moving abroad to …
Chartered Insurance Institute
As the premier professional body for the insurance and financial planning professions, the Chartered Insurance Institute promotes higher standards of integrity, technical competence and business capability. With 125,000 members in …