QROPS transfers down for second year in succession

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Transfers to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) are down for the second tax year in a row - to 9,700 transfers worth £1.22bn in 2016/17 - according to HM Revenue & Customs data.

Newly published figures from the government have shown transfers to QROPS hit an all-time high of 20,100, with a total value of £1.76bn, in the 2014/15 tax year but have been in decline since. I...

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