Closing the gender gap in pensions cannot be put off to tomorrow
Auto-enrolment legislation is a missed opportunity as calls for measures to boost women’s pension funds were ignored
Auto-enrolment legislation is a missed opportunity as calls for measures to boost women’s pension funds were ignored
Auto-enrolment start date has slipped several times before. Now pegged for ‘early 2025′, will it slip again?
For people on social welfare, a windfall can unravel the financial support available without careful advance planning
Groups seek Government to change standard fund threshold arrangements which could see them face additional taxation on retirement
Central Bank data says average Irish occupational fund is now worth just over €80,000
Proposed changes will slightly increase poverty rates, particularly among children, ESRI says
Retirement Planning Council strongly advises that people need to engage with retirement decisions about two years before they expect to retire
Views expressed changed depending on how close the respondents were to retirement, survey by life insurance company Royal London Ireland finds
CPA Ireland president says many small and medium businesses may not be able to afford cost of auto-enrolment
Lower salaries and time out of the workforce mean women’s pension pots are 36% smaller than those of male colleagues
Companies and the Government need to act now to explain the value of a pension or run the risk of undermining landmark programme, says Aon
Aon study also says more action is needed to address pensions gap that leaves women at a disadvantage in retirement
Almost half of first-time buyers in the country are over 35, compared to fewer than one in five 20 years ago
People will have to work longer and pension systems will need to be transformed – we need to rethink old age, as individuals and societies
Irish Life says savers do better under existing tax-relief regime and new approach will hit take home pay of lower earners the hardest
Irish Life says most companies have some pension “gap” but are reluctant to operate two schemes in parallel
Welfare rules allow deferral of State pension in return for a higher payment but survey finds greater support for flexibility to take pension early
Coalition of representative bodies seeks Government to re-introduce supplementary pension to bridge gap until State pension age
New master trust structure improves governance and should boost pension returns but are struggling on interaction with scheme members
The new State scheme will present employees with an important choice
PwC confident sector will consolidate and improve outcome for pensioners but short-term challenges remain
It’s never too early to check whether your current pension savings match your plans for retirement, or too late to take action
While more than half of men receive a private pension, fewer than one in three women receive the same benefit
Department of Social Protection tells employers new rules will allow transfer from compulsory scheme to workplace alternative
Legislation is set to bring 800,000 workers aged between 23 and 60 and earning above €20,000 into retirement scheme for the first time
Some 800,000 workers will be brought into a scheme for the first time, but Sinn Féin says NTMA should manage new initiative and not private pensions sector
Choices on where to put your pension fund when you retire are very much down to your own views about financial security and investment
New figures show compulsory workplace saving could deliver a decent pension
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EY numbers suggest workers could retire with strong savings for retirement under new compulsory pension scheme
Simon Harris will be looking to manage the delicate balance between raising revenue and keeping the electorate happy
The €500m fund established with Irish Life Investment Managers is first signal investment by new master trusts
Change may be afoot, but there is no doubt that cohabiting couples lose out financially when compared to married people
Industry observers skeptical that scheme – aimed at capturing 750,000 workers without pension plans – can be up and running by start of 2025
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