Renewed warning over expat pensions in no deal Brexit scenario

James Phillips
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MPs have again been warned that it may become illegal to pay private pensions to expat Britons if the government fails to secure a Brexit deal.

A no-deal Brexit would lead to UK firms losing access to the EU's ‘passporting' regime - meaning UK-based insurers and providers could be barred from making payments into the EU post-Brexit if no a...

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