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Retiring in Switzerland with a UK pension?

From April 2027, unused UK pension funds are expected to fall within the scope of UK inheritance tax. For UK nationals living in Switzerland, this may change how your pension, retirement income and estate plan should be reviewed.

When:

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Location:

Bordier & Cie · Rue Henriette-et-Jeanne-Rath 16 · Geneva

Time:

8.30AM CET

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Who this is for

Is this discussion relevant to you?

This private breakfast discussion is designed for UK nationals in Switzerland who may need to review how their UK pension fits into their wider retirement and estate plan.

It may be relevant if:

  • You are a UK national living in Switzerland, or planning to retire here
  • You hold UK pension assets and want to understand how April 2027 may affect your planning
  • Your family, retirement income or estate planning sits across the UK and Switzerland
  • You have not yet reviewed whether your current pension structure remains suitable
  • You want a clear, adviser-led view before making any decisions

Why now?

From April 2027, your UK pension may form part of your estate.

That single line, buried in the 2024 Autumn Budget, is expected to reshape how British retirees in Switzerland think about retirement capital. Unused UK pension funds, currently sitting outside the inheritance tax estate, are expected from April 2027 to fall within it.

For UK nationals who plan to live, retire, and remain in Switzerland - and whose Swiss residency, family, and tax position bear no resemblance to the UK system - that change does not arrive in isolation. It arrives alongside a Swiss tax framework that already treats pension lump sums under a preferential regime, and a Swiss QROPS landscape (through schemes such as PensExpert) that has matured into a credible planning vehicle.

On 9 June, we are hosting that conversation properly - not in the abstract, but in real numbers, with real options, and with the people who advise on them every day.

What this morning helps you understand

This is a working session, not a sales pitch. By the time the room empties, you will leave with:

  • A clear view of the April 2027 inheritance tax change and its specific impact on Swiss-resident estates
  • An understanding of how UK and Swiss tax treatments of pension drawdown differ - and where the planning opportunity sits
  • A grounded view of how Swiss QROPS work - who they suit, who they do not, what they cost, and what they do not solve
  • A direct line to two of Skybound's most experienced pension advisers and Bordier's Chief Economist
  • Time and space to ask the question you arrived with

The morning

08:30 Arrival & breakfast

09:00 UK pensions, Swiss retirement & the changing tax landscape

Carla Smart & Peter Gollogly, Skybound Wealth Management

09:30 European market outlook & investment considerations

Gianluca Tarolli, Bordier & Cie

10:00 Open discussion & individual questions

11:00 Event concludes

In partnership with Bordier & Cie

Founded in Geneva in 1844, Bordier & Cie is one of Switzerland’s longstanding private banks, independent, family-led, and built around discreet stewardship of private client capital.

Skybound Wealth Management and Bordier & Cie are hosting this private discussion to give UK nationals in Switzerland a focused, practical view of the questions now emerging around UK pensions, Swiss retirement and April 2027 inheritance tax changes.

The session will take place at Bordier & Cie’s historic head office in Geneva.

Hosted by

Carla Smart

Group Head of Pensions

Carla leads Skybound’s Pension Services division and has over fifteen years’ experience advising expatriates on cross-border pension and retirement planning. In addition to heading the pensions team, she continues to advise private clients on UK pensions, Swiss retirement planning and long-term wealth structuring.

Peter Gollogly

Regional Director

Peter advises UK nationals across continental Europe on the wealth-planning, tax, and estate questions that arise from international living. A senior practitioner who has guided private clients through every major UK tax change of the last two decades.

Gianluca Tarolli, CFA

Co-CIO, Chief Economist & Strategist - Bordier & Cie

Gianluca leads Bordier's investment strategy and macroeconomic research. He sits on the bank's investment committee and is a regular contributor to the financial press on European monetary policy and long-term asset allocation for private clients.

Carla Smart

Group Head of Pensions

Carla leads Skybound’s Pension Services division and has over fifteen years’ experience advising expatriates on cross-border pension and retirement planning. In addition to heading the pensions team, she continues to advise private clients on UK pensions, Swiss retirement planning and long-term wealth structuring.

Peter Gollogly

Regional Director

Peter advises UK nationals across continental Europe on the wealth-planning, tax, and estate questions that arise from international living. A senior practitioner who has guided private clients through every major UK tax change of the last two decades.

Gianluca Tarolli, CFA

Co-CIO, Chief Economist & Strategist - Bordier & Cie

Gianluca leads Bordier's investment strategy and macroeconomic research. He sits on the bank's investment committee and is a regular contributor to the financial press on European monetary policy and long-term asset allocation for private clients.

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