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6 articles in Pensions

Richard Knight, ACSI
Pensions · 6 min · 29 April 2026
Pension fees, the twenty-year cost most projections quietly omit
- fees
- pensions
The compounding effect of a 1.5% per-annum fee versus a 0.45% per-annum fee over a typical retirement horizon.
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Richard Knight, ACSI
Pensions · 8 min · 15 April 2026
The UK state pension is frozen in Thailand, what that actually means
- UK state pension
- frozen pension
Why the UK state pension does not uprate annually for expats resident in Thailand, and what to plan around it.
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Richard Knight, ACSI
Pensions · 9 min · 4 March 2026
SIPP vs QROPS for British expats in Thailand
- SIPP
- QROPS
A direct comparison of the two, with a working through the maths.
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Richard Knight, ACSI
Pensions · 11 min · 18 February 2026
QROPS Thailand in 2026, when it makes sense, when it doesn’t
- QROPS
- UK pension
- transfer
Three categories of British expat for whom QROPS still earns its place, and one category for whom it almost never does.
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Richard Knight, ACSI
Pensions · 8 min · 12 February 2026
Transferring a defined-benefit pension abroad, when and why
- defined benefit
- pension transfer
DB transfers carry irreversible consequences. Here is the framework for thinking about them.
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Richard Knight, ACSI
Pensions · 8 min · 28 January 2026
What deVere clients should know when they decide to leave
- deVere
- pension
- transfer
The practical mechanics of unwinding a deVere-structured plan, without burning more value on the exit.
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Latest news for expats living in Thailand.

Pension fees, the twenty-year cost most projections quietly omit

The UK state pension is frozen in Thailand, what that actually means

SIPP vs QROPS for British expats in Thailand

QROPS Thailand in 2026, when it makes sense, when it doesn’t

Transferring a defined-benefit pension abroad, when and why

What deVere clients should know when they decide to leave

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The 2026 expat in Thailand
tax and pension playbook.

Latest news for expats living in Thailand.

Pension fees, the twenty-year cost most projections quietly omit

The UK state pension is frozen in Thailand, what that actually means

SIPP vs QROPS for British expats in Thailand

QROPS Thailand in 2026, when it makes sense, when it doesn’t

Transferring a defined-benefit pension abroad, when and why

What deVere clients should know when they decide to leave

Begin a conversation.

Choose a time that suits you.

I'll call you on your schedule.

The 2026 expat in Thailand tax and pension playbook.

The 2026 expat in Thailand
tax and pension playbook.