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Retirement Pension Plans and Annuity Rates

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Why Should I Review My Pension?

By saving into a pension you’ve taken the first important steps towards a more comfortable retirement – and taken advantage of significant tax breaks that could help you enjoy the quality of life you deserve in the future.

When did you last take a look at your pension?
Can you be sure your pension is on course to provide the retirement you deserve?
Are your payments invested in the fund(s) that meet your investment needs and views?
Do you know you have more options at retirement than taking the annuity rate offered by your pensions provider?

The fact is, if you want your pension to support you as you expect in later life, you need to keep a keen eye on it now and give it a boost if necessary. That could mean topping up the amount you’re paying in, or simply checking that you’re happy with the choice of funds in which your money is being invested. You may be approaching retirement and want to make your pension savings work as hard as they can for you. This may mean sourcing the best annuity rates, but increasingly with annuity rates on the decline you may wish to seek advice to find out all your options including pension drawdown.

Should you require assistance in reviewing your pension requirements one of our consultants will be happy to assist you. Please complete our pension review enquiry form.

Can you afford to retire?

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Do you know that to target a retirement income of £20,000 p.a. you would need a pension fund of £300,000? (source FSA Money Made Clear www.fsa.gov.uk/tables/bespoke/Annuities. Based on a 65 yr old non smoking male, single life, no guarantee, standard level annuity.)

This means means that for some of you approaching retirement, the promised age of leisure may be more of a myth than a reality. Without proper planning you may simply not be able to afford to retire.

Retirement is lasting longer, getting more expensive and it’s becoming complicated too. Phasing retirement is becoming increasingly popular. Any pension plan needs to support your lifestyle during accumulation and the retirement phase.

If you would like a review of your pension plan, please contact your financial adviser, or speak to our expert Alan Brown on 0800 435648.

 

Adam Cook
Head of Operations

Standard Life Wrap Reduces Charges

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Standard Life Wrap offers better value 

Standard Life aim to offer an unrivalled wrap proposition. To achieve this they keep our pricing and charges under constant review.

In April of this year they made some important changes to our Wrap pricing structure. The main change was to reduce the annual administration charge by 20 basis points (0.20%) immediately and introduce a £240 annual charge payable in arrears on SIPP and International Portfolio Bond (IPB) from April 2010.
Following extensive consultation with us and other advisers, they have decided to remove the £240 annual charge before it takes effect, while retaining the 20bps cut. This means that every customer in Wrap SIPP or Wrap IPB is better off as a result of the re-pricing activity this year - none of them will pay the annual £240 charge.

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