Archive for March, 2008
Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes - QROPS
What is Free My Pension? and how can I transfer my pension overseas?
If you live overseas you are entitled to move your pension with you and whilst it has always been possible to transfer and or take pension benefits abroad, under pension simplification in April 2006 this became very much easier.
Why leave your funds in [...]
Caution urged over Irish scheme transfers
Pension scheme trustees considering moving a scheme to Ireland are being urged to be cautious.
Rowanmoor Pensions, the UK’s largest independent small self-administered scheme (SSAS) practitioner, is urging advisers to be cautious about recommending the move, even though there are some advantages to it.
Spain tax office wants Gibraltar blacklisted
Spain is due to ask the OECD to return Gibraltar to a blacklist of tax havens that refuse to cooperate in fighting money laundering.
QROPS Press Release
The UK Inland Revenue has given Britons living abroad an unexpected bonus. For those who intend to remain permanently abroad it is now quite simple to transfer their UK pensions to more tax friendly jurisdictions via a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS).
After a qualifying period individuals can access their funds in their entirety [...]
Free My Pension - Presentation
Please download the latest QROPS Presentation here;
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