UK investors missing out on £1bn in unreclaimed tax

clock

Pension funds and other UK investors missed out on more than £1bn last year by failing to reclaim withholding tax on foreign investments, according to tax reclamation experts.

The withholding tax is levied on all cross-border securities, but a proportion - or in some cases all - of that tax can be reclaimed by custodians on behalf of their clients. GOAL group put the ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Industry

News Digest: Is it time to means-test the state pension?

News Digest: Is it time to means-test the state pension?

PP brings together all the latest news on pensions from across the national and financial media

Professional Pensions
clock 13 August 2025 • 1 min read
The Pensions Commission: Key principles for progress

The Pensions Commission: Key principles for progress

Kathryn Fleming says commission must consider three core principles to test adequacy

Kathryn Fleming
clock 12 August 2025 • 3 min read
Buzz: Will run-on become a mainstream medium-term strategy for DB schemes?

Buzz: Will run-on become a mainstream medium-term strategy for DB schemes?

DB run-on, educating savers and key pensions issue causing concern

Professional Pensions
clock 12 August 2025 • 1 min read
Trustpilot