Apart from the volatility in investment markets and everything else going on in the economy and the world in general, 2022 was also a tumultuous...
Significant changes to how you can fund your pension.
The Finance Act 2022 was enacted on 15 December 2022. Amongst other changes to pensions, the Act confirmed that the Benefit in Kind for an employee...
5 Reasons to review your pension
It’s that time of year again for the self-employed and professionals when tax bills are due for payment. Attention naturally turns to pensions and...
Defined Benefit V’s Taking a transfer value
What is the right thing to do? The number of defined benefit schemes in Ireland is steadily declining each year. More and more schemes are either...
Auto Enrolment
So what will auto-enrolment in Ireland entail? It basically means that all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled in an approved pension...
Your pension on leaving employment!
If you are leaving employment and were a member of an occupational pension scheme, you may have a number of decisions to make regarding your pension...
Planning your retirement
There are lots of factors to consider before you start planning your retirement. It’s an important decision and can make all the...
Women and Pensions
By: Mary Phelan QFA, 18th April 2018 Following on for a recent chat with some girlfriends I realised that so many professional and...
STATE PENSION ENTITLEMENT
State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility The key requirement is that the client has paid and/or has credited1 PRSI contributions of the required...
Turning Company Profits into Personal Wealth.
Turning Company Profits into Personal Wealth. One of the most attractive, tax efficient ways for company directors to extract profits from...
Pension data published by Irish Life is a wake-up call for workers
Golden years: many Irish employees still think of pensions as providing a set percentage of their salary in retirement – the classic two-thirds of...
Transferring a Pension from the UK to Ireland
If you’ve worked in the UK at some stage of your career you’ve possibly built up a fund in a UK pension. Now that you’re back...