On Friday 27th March, The Pensions Regulator announced an effective three-month defined benefit pension transfer freeze, referred to in this article. Multiple reasons have been given. It allows trustees more …
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Coronavirus Investment Strategy
In light of recent events, our Investment Team have devised a Coronavirus Investment Strategy. Our Coronavirus Investment Strategy as of March 25th, 2020: Since the 10th March, the systematic shutdown …
Retiring in Portugal
Retiring in Portugal has been very attractive for expats that wanted to make use of the non-habitual residency rule (NHR) . To date, foreign pensions that are payable to non-habitual …
Best Country To Retire?
Which is the best country to retire to? Brexit has thrown open discussions about how those who are retired and living in the EU will be affected, for those thinking …
UK Pensions
While there are many things to arrange when moving abroad, UK pensions are probably not high on the list of things to review. However, this does not mean that offshore …
How Much Do I Need To Retire ?
If you are approaching retirement then a key question is ‘How much do I need to retire and for how long will it last?’. The latter part of the question …
The Aisa Group celebrates its 20th Anniversary
The Aisa story started in 1999 when Aisa Financial Planning Ltd obtained its UK authorisation on 19th September 1999. From inception, James Pearcy-Caldwell and Clive Tutton shunned the high initial …
Thomas Cook Update
On Monday 23rd September, Thomas Cook went into liquidation, further to our blog yesterday. For those still on a Thomas Cook holiday the return flight will be via another airline …
Spain- Insurance bonds in pensions, is there a tax advantage?
If you have just been recommended to take out insurance bonds in pensions from RL360, OMI , SEB , Generali , Investors Trust , Friends Provident International , Prudential International and …