What are the main features of a QROPS?
QROPS pension providers out there want your business. The market is highly competitive, so the discerning expat who is wondering what to do with their UK private pension can choose …
10 top tips for the smart investor
Investing for profit is becoming increasingly difficult in a world of low interest rates and stock market instability but there are still gains to be made. You just need to …
Sipp, Pension and Investment Complaints Soar
Complaints by retirement savers and investors against a series of pension and portfolio products have soared over the past three months. Customers are dissatisfied about the performance of their investments, …
Three things to think about before leaving the UK
If you’re about to jump on a plane and start a new life as an expat in a new country, here are three key financial planning tips you need to …
Lender gives wealthy tick on valuable watches
Time is money for many investors – and a fabulous collection of watches pawned by the wealthy proves the point. borro, an upmarket pawnbroker calling themselves a ‘short term lender’ …
Retirement as a British expat (and why you have to plan it)
The expat lifestyle can be great. Sunny climates, beautiful scenery…but it can also be expensive. If you are of working age, you need to maximise the numerous tax advantages of …
Expat landlords should file a UK tax return
It’s coming around to tax return time for British expats again – and many forget that if they are renting out a property back home they still have to file …
Spoof tax guide exposes the rich and famous
A spoof celebrity gossip magazine sending up how the wealthy manage their taxes to pay less has been published by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The magazine – Kerching! A …
What are the hallmarks of a financial scam?
If financial scams were obvious, they would not work. But with the benefit of hindsight, there are always certain hallmarks to scams that should have flagged their fraudulent nature. So …
Will FATCA change the face of overseas investments forever?
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will cause a sea change in the way in which financial institutions who deal with American persons operate. But how different will the provisions …
QROPS salesman forget the customer in scramble for fees
Many QROPS salesmen seem to be forgetting the customer in the scramble for fees and commissions. All independent financial advisors should know that the outcome everyone wants is beast advice …