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Offshore Insurance Bonds Tax Position
Understanding the offshore insurance bonds tax position in the country where you are resident is very important. The offshore insurance bonds tax position is often compared to those benefits received …
Portuguese Tax for Expats in Portugal
Portuguese tax for expats- The Portuguese tax regime for non-Portuguese residents, including many Brits that have sought to apply for Non-Habitual Residency (NHR) in Portugal as a result of Brexit, …
EU Advice for British Expats post-Brexit
The source of financial EU Advice for British Expats post-Brexit is set to change quite markedly over the coming months and years. I think the first indication of this, from …
Pension Scam Predictor
A useful pension scam predictor has been launched by an organisation called Help and Advice. Many people with UK pensions have fallen victim to a pension scam and this step …
Reasons to use a financial planner
If you think the reasons to use a financial planner are solely to beat the market, you’re sorely mistaken. This article provides some reasons to use a financial planner. Some …
Offshore Bonds and SIPPs
Offshore bonds and SIPPs have been heavily sold to non-UK residents that have UK pensions- marketed as International SIPPs – often as tax efficient or offering some benefit that simply …
Transferring to an International SIPP
Transferring to an International SIPP is the subject of a 2nd December 2020 FCA alert . The FCA state- Overseas advisory firms often invest consumers’ pension funds through an offshore …
Aisa Group wins International Adviser Awards 2020
The International Adviser Awards took place last week and the winners of the Best Practice awards were announced. Aisa Financial Planning won International Adviser’s Excellence in Investment Planning. The …
Beware the Occupational QROPS
A UK pension transfer to an Occupational QROPS seems to be a new red flag in the non-UK advice sector. So-called advisers target British expats or others who hold UK …