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Insights | 18.03.2025
Boost Your UK State Pension: Irish Citizens’ Limited-Time Opportunity Ends Soon
Marta Pelc, Pensions Advisor gives insight how Irish citizens who worked in Britain for at least three years can purchase up to 18 additional years of National Insurance contributions until April 5, 2025, significantly enhancing their UK state pension entitlements beyond the standard option.
Insights | 28.02.2025
Retirement Planning: How Much Should You Save for a Secure Future?
Marta Pelc, Pensions Advisor discusses the importance of planning for retirement, highlighting how early savings and understanding your retirement income needs can ensure financial security. She covers the role of state pensions, private pension contributions, and the limitations of auto-enrolment in meeting future needs.
Insights | 29.10.2024
Finance Bill 2024: How Does It Impact Your Retirement Planning?
Pensions Advisor, Marta Pelc, examines the pensions updates made in Budget 2025, as well as the developments made in the Finance Bill 2024.
Insights | 25.04.2024
Auto-Enrolment Pension System in Ireland: What You Need to Know
If slow and steady wins the race, the implementation of a Statewide Auto-Enrolment (AE) pension system has been under consideration in Ireland since 2006 may prove to be the undisputed champion! The Minister for Social Protection published the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 on 5 April 2024. The Minister is targeting introduction for early 2025.
Insights | 25.03.2024
Closing the Gender Pension Gap: Empowering Financial Equality and Beyond
Laura Reidy explores the gender wealth gap in Ireland, discussing disparities in pay and pensions, addressing factors contributing to the gap, while highlighting potential solutions such as childcare supports and increased representation of women in financial advisory roles.
Insights | 13.02.2023
The Future Is Bright, The Future Is PRSA
Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs), traditionally viewed as restrictive, are now at the forefront of retirement planning in Ireland thanks to the Finance Act 2022. The Act was enacted on 15th December 2022, effective 1st January 2023, removed the Benefit in Kind (BIK) charge on employer contributions to a PRSA.
Insights | 11.05.2022
The Pension Auto-Enrolment System
Ireland is the only OECD country that does not yet operate auto-enrolment or a similar system to promote pension savings.
Insights | 14.01.2022
Making your Pension a Priority
Here at Cantor Fitzgerald, we say ditch the diet/detox in January and put your pension at the top of your new year’s resolutions.