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'Intolerable' new rules put retirement schemes at risk
EMPLOYERS and trustees of company pensions will find it impossible to keep schemes going if new stringent rules are not radically altered, pensions experts said yesterday.
Question of Finance: What are the benefits of a flexible plan like SAPs?
Q I am in my mid-50's and am only now beginning to pay some attention to my lack of a pension plan.
Taking command of our future plans
IT is important to plan properly for retirement. The October deadline for pension contributions for the self employed is coming up fast. The final date for making pension contributions to offset against your tax liability for 2008 is Saturday, October 31.
Thinking ahead: Personal retirement savings accounts
PERHAPS the easiest way for self-employed people to set up a pension plan and save on tax is by taking out a standard PRSA (personal retirement savings account).
Hanafin warns of longer work life
THE Government warned yesterday that it may raise the retirement age in a move that would force people to work later into life.
Pension fund had 12pc return in third quarter
The National Pensions Reserves Fund earned a 12pc return in the three months through September, excluding investments made as part of a state injection of cash into the country’s banks.
Using pensions to lessen impact of wage cuts
If you are lucky enough to still have a job, the chances are you will have had to take a pay cut or a reduction in the number of hours from your working week.
Pensions recover further from massive losses
PENSION funds gained ground again last month, making up for some of the massive losses they have recorded over the past year.
SSIA-style pension scheme targeted at lower-paid
RADICAL changes to the way pensions tax reliefs work in this country are recommended by the Commission on Taxation.
Pension funds: a perfect plan
'I'M not sure if I want to join the work pension scheme, apparently it's not very good." I've heard that one a thousand times over my career, and every time I hear it I want to send for the men in white coats.
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Columnist Comments
• Fight back against high insurance premiums
THE insurance industry is trying to avoid the impact of the recession by ripping off its customers.
• Five years ago, we had economic balance but all is not as it appears
THERE comes a point in life when one becomes convinced that they did things better in the old days. The arguments in favour of this proposition seem quite overwhelming but, since one heard one's parents and grandparents say the same thing, the best policy seems not to mention it -- or at least mention it as little as possible.
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• Brian's star turn in Europe
A GLIMMER of hope emerged for the economy last week. Good news from Europe, if not from the home patch.
