Budget 2017 Summary The Minister for Finance and the Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform delivered the Budget 2017 on 11 October 2016, first budget under the minority Government, against what is arguably the most favorable economic and fiscal backdrop in a number of years. Notwithstanding this fact, it is also true to say […]
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The Finance Bill 2013 opened up a 3-year window of opportunity from 27 March 2013 (i.e. the date of passing of Finance Act 2013) during which members of occupational pension schemes could opt (by making an irrevocable written instruction to their pension fund administrator) to draw down, on a once-off basis only, up to 30% […]
Please see below a great article by Tim Maurer on the trade-offs investors face when choosing to stay invested in time of market turbulence. Has the market’s recent volatility worried you? Me too. It’s inevitable. Apparently, it’s how we’re wired. But better understanding that wiring can give us a clear decision-making […]
UK State Pension ‘top up’ scheme From UK Department for Work and Pensions: From the 12th October 2015, a new scheme is being launched in the UK helping anyone reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 to safeguard their long-term financial security. Men aged 65 or older and women aged 63 or […]
Budget 2016 Summary & Analysis No change in pension tax relief limits Opportunity before Pay & File ROS deadline of the 12th of November (or 31st of October for others), to backdate personal pension contributions to 2014 and obtain tax relief at 41% (for higher rate taxpayers within the usual limits for 2014) instead […]
10 REASONS WHY PENSIONS STILL MAKE SENSE WHAT WILL THE STATE PENSION BE IN THE FUTURE? The State Pension (Contributory) personal full rate for a single person is currently €230.30 per week, or €436.60 per week with an adult dependant allowance. Demographic changes in Ireland, as in countries across the EU, will put pressure […]
• Global equity markets have fallen -9.7% in local currency terms over the last four trading days to the close of markets on Monday 24th August. The fundamental cause of the fall in markets has been concern over the growth outlook in China and its possible implications for global growth while selling pressure has been […]
The Emergency Liquidity Assistance funding that is keeping the Greek banks alive will end tomorrow and led to the huge cash withdrawals over the weekend while the Syriza government try to limit the damage with capital controls. No more than €60 per person from an ATM and over 500 of the 7,000 ATM’s now without […]
