Investors who had transferred their UK Pensions into the Kiwi Wealth Super Scheme have been advised this week that the scheme is closed to new members from 4 October and will wind-up effective 31 December 2023. Fisher Funds which now owns the Kiwi Wealth funds stated...
On the 15th March 2023 the Chancellor announced that the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) on UK pension funds will be abolished from April 2024. The Lifetime Allowance tax charge has been removed from the 6th April 2023. The Chancellor also announced an increase in the Annual...
If you transfer your UK pension within the first four years of becoming a New Zealand tax resident, you are exempt from paying tax on the transfer value. If you transfer after four years of becoming a tax resident, your tax liability will be based on the IRD tax...
It has been estimated that there is around £103 billion over 3,700 UK pension schemes in deficit compared with 1,800 in surplus. There are close to 11 million Brits holding defined benefit pensions. Out of that number it is estimated that 3 million will encounter...