Expat Financial Advice a Must When Returning to UK

For many years, Qualifying Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) played a central role in cross-border retirement planning. They were created to help UK nationals who moved abroad take their pensions with them and, in certain circumstances, offered advantages that UK pensions did not. But much has changed since QROPS were first introduced in 2006. Over the […]

The process of Brexit is a complicated business. It’s been a year since Britons voted to leave the European Union. But how has Britain’s controversial decision and its handling of the situation thus far affected other EU countries’ views of the Brussels-based Union? Has the uncertainty faced by the British Government convinced others to stay put, or do they wish to follow suit and have a Frexit, Spexit, Grexit, etc.?

A recent poll by Pew Research Centre gathered opinions from almost 10,000 people from 10 European countries including France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Hungary and UK. The purpose of the survey was to find out the attitudes towards Brexit and the EU from across Europe. It questioned respondents on topics such as would they want a referendum of their own and whether they think Brexit is positive or negative for Britain and other member countries.