QB Partners

Retirement | 31 Mar 17

Gibraltar will not drop its rule that 30% of a Qrops fund can be taken tax free despite a widespread industry view that HM Revenue & Customs requires full flexible access for all qualifying schemes.

Tax & Regulation | 8 Mar 17

The UK government’s shock decision to impose a 25% charge on transfers to foreign pension schemes announced in the Spring Budget could go as far as to “shut down” the Qrops market, according to industry observers.

Best Practice | 15 Feb 17

International product distribution company Provisca has signed a partnership agreement to market and distribute The QROPS Bureau’s independent technical support, due diligence and compliance support service to advisers outside the UK.

People Moves | 5 Jan 16

The Qrops Bureau has brought on board a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries to bolster the firm’s expertise as it grows its international pensions advisory business.

Retirement | 16 Sep 15

Three more Australia-based pension schemes have been added to HM Revenue & Customs’ list of recognised overseas pension schemes (ROPS), but no publicly available ROPS are yet included.