Three things we learned this week

Guernsey ‘extremely disappointed' over QROPS decision A significant proportion of Guernsey pension schemes are set to lose their approved qualifying registered overseas pension scheme status when rules are tightened on Thursday. Guernsey Finance, the body which promotes the island's finance industry, said HM Rvenue & Customs will change its approved QROPS list later this week so only schemes for ‘Guernsey residents' will be valid. HMRC has also said it will also disqualify Guernsey's new s157E pension schemes from being recognised as QROPS. However, the disqualification is not retro...