With more coverage in the Glasgow Herald this past weekend, our Pension Specialist Adviser, Michael Garvey, talks about the continuing trend of clients looking to transfer out of their Final Salary pension. Final Salary pension transfers remain topical as the number of individuals transferring out of final salary (defined benefit) pension schemes continues to reach […]
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Final Salary Pension Transfers – are they worth the risk?
The number of individuals transferring out of final salary (defined benefit) pension schemes has reached new highs as evidenced by the reported increase in transfer volumes. Willis Towers Watson – the prominent defined benefit pension administrator – for example reported that pension transfers out of their clients’ schemes had increased by a factor of 500% […]
Pensions vs ISA’s?
Our Principal Financial Adviser, Michael Garvey, was again discussing Investments, Savings and Financial Advice in Glasgow’s Sunday Herald last week. On this occasion the topic was Pensions and ISA’s – outlining the reasons why some would choose to pay into a Personal Pension or an ISA. With the passing of the 5 April deadline for maximising […]
Pension Lifetime Allowance Changes 2016
On 6th April 2016, significant new pension legislation will come into effect that will markedly increase the number of pension savers and scheme members who may be affected by the lifetime allowance (the limit on value that may be saved within a pension scheme without incurring significant capital tax charges). The current allowance of £1.25m […]
Pension Annual Allowance Advice
Pension funding changes for high earners On 6th April 2016, we will see the introduction of new pension legislation in respect of the annual allowance; the annual limit on which pension funding may attract tax relief, subject to earnings. In recent years, the annual allowance has already been reduced by 84% from its zenith of […]