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5th February 2020
On 31 January, Ed Read Cutting gave a presentation at the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium on the ‘Shift in the Belgian Pensions Landscape’, from the point of view of the employer. At times a somewhat technical presentation, outlined the regulatory changes necessitated by not only the low... read more
19th June 2019
The Fry Group* has been awarded the CII Gold Standard for pension transfer advice. This voluntary code was introduced last month by the Pensions Advice Taskforce, a representative industry body set up by the Personal Finance Society who work to promote ethical behaviour, high standards of professionalism for technical... read more
20th June 2018
Since April 2015, with the lowest interest rates in history, pensions have become a lot more interesting for all. The current excitement is around Defined Benefit transfers and QROPS, or more recently, ROPS. Acronyms are generally a succinct way to summarise a concept, and there appears to be no... read more
7th June 2017
On 28th May the Brussels British Community Association (BBCA), in conjunction with British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, held a session on the Practical Implications of Brexit. Session Overview The Ambassador, HE Alison Rose spoke on the issue of security and gave a UK Government (pre-election) update. Also, other... read more
21st October 2016
On Wednesday October 19th The Fry Group Brussels Office co-sponsored (together with BNP Paribas) the British Chamber of Commerce Expat Financial Affairs event which offers essential advice in English on managing your finances as an expat in Belgium. Pauline Curran and Katie Boag-Thomson both gave presentations. Pauline presented our... read more
14th October 2016
On the evening of 12th October Ed Read Cutting gave a presentation at the Brussels Press Club in the heart of the European quarter with the bold title ‘Everything you wanted to know about “pensions”….but were afraid ask’. He started by asking how many in the audience were aware of... read more
2nd March 2016
Ed Read Cutting, Director of The Fry Group’s Brussels office, gave a presentation to members and guests at the British Chamber of Commerce event on 24th February 2016. The presentation explored pension options for those who are self-employed in Belgium. The wide ranging presentation covered the current demographics and... read more
27th January 2016
The Fry Group Belgium is delighted to announce its programme of events for the early part of 2016. These offer a means of education through informative presentations covering a variety of issues. Whatever your situation we hope you find something of interest. Please click here for more information. read more
10th April 2015
CGT and Pension Changes The new tax year in the UK sees changes in two important areas for the British expatriate community and those with links to the UK via company or personal pensions or the ownership of UK property. Firstly on April 6th (the new UK tax year)... read more
1st October 2014
Pensions Tax Abolished The 55 per cent pensions tax charge, levied on pension funds passed on after death is to be abolished, following a statement by George Osborne on 29th September 2014. The change will take effect from the beginning of the new tax year in April 2015. Currently,... read more