Help with pension transfer
I have been trying to get my ( and my wife's ) pension transferred from 'Abbey Life' in the UK to a recognised pension scheme here in Florida where we have lived for around fifteen years. The problem is in finding such a scheme here that is registered with HMRC. I have been in touch with the Elections dept of the HMRC and although they have a list of suitable scheme holders here, they are not able to help me with any information as they are not allowed to show favouritism to any specific U.S. based company!!!
Could anyone shed any light on available scheme holders ( registered with HMRC ) here in the U.S.? We're sure that we are just one British family of hundreds if not thousands that are experiencing this very frustrating problem. Any help would be so greatfully received. Many thanks. Barry and Sandra. |
Re: Help with pension transfer
welcome to the site :)
Not sure if it'll help you or not, but there's been a few pension question type threads in the past, and if you do a search, you might find them and some answers, well it's a start till anyone else chimes in :) |
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Originally Posted by Bob
welcome to the site :)
Not sure if it'll help you or not, but there's been a few pension question type threads in the past, and if you do a search, you might find them and some answers, well it's a start till anyone else chimes in :) Anyone out there have the name of a HMRC registered company in the US? |
Re: Help with pension transfer
Originally Posted by Bob
welcome to the site :)
Not sure if it'll help you or not, but there's been a few pension question type threads in the past, and if you do a search, you might find them and some answers, well it's a start till anyone else chimes in :) |
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The approved schemes are called QROPS - Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme. A list of companies who have regtistered AND agreed to have their names published can now be found at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/PENSIONSCHEMES/qrops-list.htm Unfortunately, the IRS also comes into play and right now I have no idea whether THEY allow such transfers to happen Right now I'm looking to move my company pension from the UK into an approved scheme over here and have the advantage of being a financial advisor with a large multinational institution who are trying to help me. That said, until today, none of my senior management on this side of the pond had even heard of the term QROPS!! I will glady post back to the board when I find out more. |
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Originally Posted by budtonite
The approved schemes are called QROPS - Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme. A list of companies who have regtistered AND agreed to have their names published can now be found at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/PENSIONSCHEMES/qrops-list.htm Unfortunately, the IRS also comes into play and right now I have no idea whether THEY allow such transfers to happen Right now I'm looking to move my company pension from the UK into an approved scheme over here and have the advantage of being a financial advisor with a large multinational institution who are trying to help me. That said, until today, none of my senior management on this side of the pond had even heard of the term QROPS!! I will glady post back to the board when I find out more. Excellent info. Thanks! |
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Originally Posted by budtonite
The approved schemes are called QROPS - Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme. A list of companies who have regtistered AND agreed to have their names published can now be found at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/PENSIONSCHEMES/qrops-list.htm Unfortunately, the IRS also comes into play and right now I have no idea whether THEY allow such transfers to happen Right now I'm looking to move my company pension from the UK into an approved scheme over here and have the advantage of being a financial advisor with a large multinational institution who are trying to help me. That said, until today, none of my senior management on this side of the pond had even heard of the term QROPS!! I will glady post back to the board when I find out more. |
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Originally Posted by jen_andreson
Thank you--that is very good information. Would indeed appreciate any further details you happen across.
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MiLs pension comes directly into her BoA account. They had an attorney in England help with this.
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Originally Posted by bsjgeneral
I have been trying to get my ( and my wife's ) pension transferred from 'Abbey Life' in the UK to a recognised pension scheme here in Florida where we have lived for around fifteen years. The problem is in finding such a scheme here that is registered with HMRC. I have been in touch with the Elections dept of the HMRC and although they have a list of suitable scheme holders here, they are not able to help me with any information as they are not allowed to show favouritism to any specific U.S. based company!!!
Could anyone shed any light on available scheme holders ( registered with HMRC ) here in the U.S.? We're sure that we are just one British family of hundreds if not thousands that are experiencing this very frustrating problem. Any help would be so greatfully received. Many thanks. Barry and Sandra. Why not keep your pension where it is now? UK stoke market is growing stronger than the US, and this looks like it is likely to continue in the foreseeable future, so you may be better off. Also, are you absolutely sure you may not one day decide to retire to the UK? I hear this is not unusual... ;) |
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Originally Posted by Elvira
Why not keep your pension where it is now? UK stoke market is growing stronger than the US, and this looks like it is likely to continue in the foreseeable future, so you may be better off.
Also, are you absolutely sure you may not one day decide to retire to the UK? I hear this is not unusual... ;) |
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
My hubby left his in the UK.
One thing that is for sure though is that the closer you are to retirement, then the lower the level of risk that you want to expose your pension fund to and the more so when you are actually retired and fully dependant on your fund as income. High returns and high risk always go hand in hand - imagine the impact of losing 20% of your fund just before you retire due to a sharp decline in the stock market. If your money is in the UK and you retire here, then exchange rate fluctuations also come into play. I do plan to try to get my pension fund transferred over here and placed into an IRA. Typically all of this type of fund are free of surrender charges after a maximum of 10 years. This means that if your plans did change and you decided to return to the UK you could take your money with you without losing an arm and a leg. |
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Originally Posted by budtonite
Personally, I don't think that there is a "one size fits all" solution to how you want to handle this, it really does depend on your situation and plans - all of which change over time.
One thing that is for sure though is that the closer you are to retirement, then the lower the level of risk that you want to expose your pension fund to and the more so when you are actually retired and fully dependant on your fund as income. High returns and high risk always go hand in hand - imagine the impact of losing 20% of your fund just before you retire due to a sharp decline in the stock market. If your money is in the UK and you retire here, then exchange rate fluctuations also come into play. I do plan to try to get my pension fund transferred over here and placed into an IRA. Typically all of this type of fund are free of surrender charges after a maximum of 10 years. This means that if your plans did change and you decided to return to the UK you could take your money with you without losing an arm and a leg. |
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Originally Posted by budtonite
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The approved schemes are called QROPS - Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme. A list of companies who have regtistered AND agreed to have their names published can now be found at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/PENSIONSCHEMES/qrops-list.htm Unfortunately, the IRS also comes into play and right now I have no idea whether THEY allow such transfers to happen Right now I'm looking to move my company pension from the UK into an approved scheme over here and have the advantage of being a financial advisor with a large multinational institution who are trying to help me. That said, until today, none of my senior management on this side of the pond had even heard of the term QROPS!! I will glady post back to the board when I find out more. |
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