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Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS)Why use a QROPS?In practice, many Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPSs) are...
Self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs)When personal pensions were first introduced in April 1988, they could only be established by authorised...
Retirement Annuity Contracts (RAC)—older types of personal pension schemesFORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT: Section 10 of the Finance Act 2022 will increase...
Pension commencement lump sums (PCLSs)When a member of a pension scheme becomes entitled to receive their scheme benefits, they can usually take part...
Investment management agreements—trustee considerationsThe management of assets belonging to another person on a discretionary basis is a 'regulated activity' overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As a rule trustees will not usually be authorised by the FCA to manage most types of
Statement of investment principles (SIP)STOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1 January 2024,
Common Investment Funds and pensionsContributed by Katherine Worraker, Ian Ahkong, James Panayi and Alex Beattie of Deloitte LLPUK registered pension schemes operated by a single employer or group of associated employers are able to pool their investments together in a common investment fund (CIF).
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
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