If the law is an ass, then the branch of law with the biggest ass must be Schedule 23B of the Taxes Acts – the bit that deals with pensions and divorce. Most people seeking a divorce are looking for a little closure – a permanent parting of the ways, a decisive pulling of the plug, a good bye and good riddance type of closure. Unfortunately, thanks to Schedule 23B, any of … [Read more...] about Divorce and Pensions: Does my legal bum look big in this?
Pension strategies
Auto-Enrolment Pensions: Another Budgetary Black Hole?
Irish taxpayers, still smarting from the shock of massive cost-overruns on the proposed new national children’s hospital, now face the prospect of another budgetary black hole, this time in financial services. … [Read more...] about Auto-Enrolment Pensions: Another Budgetary Black Hole?
Volatility, old age, and investment paralysis.
The pension market in Ireland is continuing its inexorable shift from the traditional defined benefit (DB) to a defined contribution (DC) landscape. As the names suggest, DB looks to guarantee a benefit, or income in retirement, whilst DC only defines the contribution amount from the employer or employee. Therefore the actual outcome for a DC customer depends on a myriad of … [Read more...] about Volatility, old age, and investment paralysis.
Women Need to Know their Pension Position!
In Ireland, women receive pensions that are 26.1 per cent lower than men's, according to a European Commission report* from 2018. The report considered total income from all sources, including State, occupational, and private pensions. For those on modest incomes, the report found the pensions’ gender gap in Ireland was lower than other European countries, largely because … [Read more...] about Women Need to Know their Pension Position!
The only thing bad about a pension is the word ‘pension’
What if I told you I could give you an opportunity to take money from a company without any tax bill, you’d be interested right? … [Read more...] about The only thing bad about a pension is the word ‘pension’
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