There has been considerable confusion and unfortunately - in some cases - misinformation circulated by those with vested interests regarding the proposed changes to the regime for Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS), announced by HMRC on 6 December 2012.  There have been varied reactions regarding the prospects for schemes that may lose QROPS status as wel...... Read more

Last week HMRC issued, without any prior warning, a consultation document which set out proposed changes to the tax regime governing QROPS.

On 17 October Nigel Sloam gave a presentation to the International Tax Planners Association (ITPA) on 'Pension Opportunities in the UK and in the Life thereafter!'.