Citigate transfers pension liabilities

CITIGROUP has shifted responsibility for paying the pensions of 20,000 past and present staff of EMI Group to Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in a landmark deal relieving the bank of up to £1.5bn of liabilities. The bank, which employs 1,200 people in Belfast, is...

Aussie ‘super’ transfer enabled

An estimated $16 billion of New Zealanders’ money currently in Australian superannuation schemes is now transferable to KiwiSaver, thanks to legislation that came into effect on July 1. Statistics New Zealand said more than 9000 people migrated to New Zealand from...

Clarity brought to issue of transfer of offshore pensions

There’s new clarity on tax for advisers who have clients with foreign superannuation scheme interests. The new Taxation Bill aims to simplify the system by introducing a new cash-based regime to tax interests in foreign schemes. It also contains a partial amnesty for...

Changes tipped for pension transfer regime

Proposed changes to the tax treatment of foreign superannuation funds transferred to New Zealand are likely to be tweaked before being put to Parliament this year. Last July, Inland Revenue released a paper setting out options for the tax treatment of foreign pensions...