DeVere expands fintech offering with investment app
Clients will be able to buy structured notes, ETFs and mutual funds via an execution-only investment app launched by deVere Group on Wednesday.
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Sipp sales offset Qrops slump at STM
UK financial services firm STM Group doubled its pre tax operating profit during the first six months of 2017, with new business from self-invested personal pension (Sipp) products helping offset the impact of the new government levy on transfers to foreign pension schemes.
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Qrops transfer rights secured but specialist advice essential
The UK government’s decision to make pension transfers into recognised overseas schemes a statutory right has been welcomed by the industry, but experts caution that advisers will need real expertise to ensure clients don’t fall victim to scams.
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UK to limit right to transfer pensions but will include Qrops
As part of its crackdown on pension scams, HM Treasury has confirmed that it will limit the statutory right to transfer but will extend the proposed criteria to include qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (Qrops).
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Aussie and IoM schemes boost UK Rops list as transfers drop
HM Revenue & Customs’ list of recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) has grown by 10% on the back of more schemes from Australia and the Isle of Man being added. This rise, however, follows official figures showing that the number of Qrops transfers hit its lowest level for six years last year.
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Qrops market suffers big hit, further falls expected
The number of Qrops transfers in the last financial year dropped to the lowest level since 2010/11 and is expected to fall further on the back of the UK Government’s 25% charge, as the amount of money accessed via the pensions freedoms hits a record high.
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Five steps to planning a tax-efficient return to the UK
International tax and wealth management firm Blevins Franks has identified five key planning issues for UK citizens wanting to avoid punitive tax implications when making their move from Europe back to Britain. Click on the slides below to see them.
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SimplyBiz launches DB pension transfer bureau
Financial adviser support firm The SimplyBiz Group has launched a defined benefit (DB) pension transfer service for advisers who need specialist guidance.
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Qrops ‘wide-open to mis-selling’ under FCA transfer reforms
The UK financial services regulator has “failed to deliver a working model” for overseas pension transfers, says industry expert Bethell Codrington, amid concerns the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) planned overhaul leaves products such as Qrops “open to mis-selling”.
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DeVere CEO sells remaining STM stake to focus on fintech
The founder and chief executive of the deVere Group, Nigel Green, has sold his remaining 2% stake in the specialist Qrops provider STM Group.
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Montfort told to pay back client for unsuitable Qrops advice
A UK IFA firm which specialises in advising Britons moving overseas has been ordered to compensate a client over “unsuitable” pension transfer advice.
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UK watchdog throws out Qrops case against Hargreaves
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has rejected a complaint against Hargreaves Lansdown after a client accused the platform provider of unnecessarily delaying a transfer of his pension into a Qrops.