The UK’s Autumn budget was released by the Chancellor Philip Hammond on 22nd November 2017. In a pleasant surprise, there were no major announcements which significantly impact on UK pensions. The main points of note included: - An increase in the UK personal allowance to £11,850 from 6 April...
The UK Spring Budget introduced yesterday by Phillip Hammond, has outlined significant changes to the QROPS market. The main changes were unexpected and need to be carefully considered by those with UK pensions who plan to emigrate, or have moved to live abroad and wish...
A combination of positive comments from the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, and a recent uptick in UK inflation has led to extra speculation in the UK that interest rates may rise sooner than later. This is set to have an impact...