Pension

Finance Act 2022

Introduction On the 15th December 2022, Ireland’s Finance Act 2022 was signed into law. With it, came three major changes to pensions in Ireland. This article will explain each of these changes and what they mean for the future of saving for retirement in Ireland. Finance Act 2022 in [...]

2023-03-14T08:46:30+00:00March 10, 2023|Pension|

What happens to my pension when I die

Saving for a pension is an expense that factors steadily throughout working life. However, conversation is sparse around what will happen to that chunk of money once you are no longer here to spend it. Understanding the ins and outs of pensions is incredibly important as it will end [...]

2024-09-05T08:27:45+00:00January 18, 2023|Pension, Taxation|

Exciting Development in European Pension News

EU pensions have long been unequipped to deal with Europe’s ageing population, and in recent years, many have called for significant improvements to the EU pension system. Now, a major development has arrived in the form of the Pan-European Personal Pension (PEPP) - a new pension product that will [...]

2023-03-14T08:48:00+00:00December 15, 2022|Pension, Recent News|

Case Study: Mistakes of the Waterford Crystal Pension scheme and how to avoid them

Waterford Crystal employees showcased what could happen if a company puts lack-lustre effort into protecting workers. In a nutshell After suffering losses to their pension scheme, individuals employed by the company discovered their company pension funds had no protection system - and decided to do something about [...]

2023-01-13T21:44:10+00:00December 11, 2022|Case Studies, Occupational Schemes, Pension|

National Pension Helplines Jargon buster

When it comes to taking control of your finances there are a lot of new terms and phrases that you may not have come across before.  Pensions are complicated but we are here to make them simple.  In this page we are going to outline some terms that might [...]

2023-03-14T08:48:35+00:00October 18, 2022|Pension|

Construction Workers’ Pensions Scheme (CWPSP): Group schemes versus open market alternatives

When it comes to generating funds for the Construction Workers’ Pension Scheme, a group scheme method has been adopted. Affiliated with the employer trade body, Construction Industry Federation, nearly 50,000 members have offered up financial contributions under this model. However, is this option feasible when it stands up against [...]

2023-10-02T20:51:57+00:00October 5, 2022|Occupational Schemes, Pension|

Pension Fund Selection

In the words of Warren Buffett “investing is an activity in which consumption today is foregone in an attempt to allow greater consumption at a later date. “Risk” is the possibility that this objective won’t be attained.” This statement equally applies to investing for retirement, as we’re putting money [...]

2023-01-13T21:52:39+00:00September 27, 2022|Pension, Pension Investment, Taxation|

The State Pension Problem

According to the Central Statistics Office, 1 in 3 Irish workers aged between 35-44 have no additional pension coverage outside of their pension entitlement under the State pension system. In other words, if nothing changes for those individuals between now and their eventual retirement, they will be fully reliant [...]

2024-05-30T09:50:27+00:00September 22, 2022|Pension, Recent News, State Pension|