Qrops confusion after UK pensions update
Conditions for transfers response muddies the waters
Tax & Technical
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Brits urged to update IHT plans to include soaring house prices
‘More estates are being dragged above the tax-free inheritance threshold of £325,000’
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‘Accidentals’ to take America back to court
After fundraising $25,000 to cover legal expenses
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FCA under fire over LV= sale to private equity firm
MP alleges that rival bid could have saved insurer from demutualisation
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UK gov’t unveils stricter pension transfer rules to fight scams
It was ‘right to hand schemes greater power to protect members’
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UK takes aim at internet giants in online scams crackdown
Letters have been sent to Microsoft, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok
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202% rise in underpaid tax on crypto holdings
HMRC is ‘actively looking for wealthy individual evaders’
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Mini-bond victims to get up to 80% of original investment
‘We finally get to draw a line under this unfortunate experience and get on with our lives’
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UK delays changes to KID regime
Trade association says it is encouraging the ‘FCA has listened to industry concerns’ to ‘get it right’
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Google gives FCA extra $2m ad credit in fight against scams
As tech giant says it took down 123 million adverts in 2020 for violating financial services policies
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HMRC refunds £800m in overpaid pension freedoms tax
Industry hopeful that move to digital portal will reduce overcharging
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UK taxman sued over Fatca – again
The issue is the ‘steady erosion of individuals’ data-privacy rights by governments’