Pensions Freedom, an Alternative View Much has been written in the press about the changes to the way you can access your pension fund through Pensions Freedom. In some of …
Lifetime Allowance 5 Key Facts
We are now into a new UK tax year, let’s look at: Lifetime Allowance 5 Key Facts Current Lifetime Allowance 5 Key Facts (LTA) The LTA is now £1million, …
Low Cost SIPPS and QROPS
Not a Low Cost at All I have just seen an international publication promoting “new” low cost SIPPs and QROPS to the offshore advice market. Since we offer the most …
How an expat has their UK pension taxed
There appears to be some misunderstanding about how an expat has their UK pension taxed. This article briefly explains the interaction between UK pensions, tax for non-UK residents and the …
RL360 QROPS Investment
In this article we lay out when and when not people should be considering a QROPS. QROPS can be really good for certain people and so we wanted to talk …
Expatpensionreview – Scam where Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but imitation and misrepresentation is rife on websites like expatpensionreview.com where there is a hidden agenda. We were quite surprised …
Gibraltar QROPS – regulation and value to consumers
Gibraltar QROPS If you are about to take out a Gibraltar QROPS you may like to understand the legislation, security and support you will have. Is it as good as …
Why pay for Transfer Analysis for a final salary pension?
For many years, even before it became compulsory, UK advisers specialising in pension transfers offered clients pension transfer analysis.I can recall being involved with the first transfer analysis systems about …
Making a Goulash of Your Retirement ( Insurance bond and income )
The title is synonymous with making a mess of something and that is what many retirees will be doing if they expect insurance bonds to provide them with the flexibility …