August 2018

Ireland. Using pension pots to buy homes makes sense – and will boost enrolment rate

Large numbers of Irish people are not saving for retirement, and the Government is taking the very sensible step of ensuring that, from 2022, workers are automatically enrolled into a pension plan. Anyone who wishes to opt out will be able to do so, but the hope is that most people will be gently nudged onto a path towards a decent standard of living in retirement. To minimise the numbers opting out, people must be convinced that pensions are genuinely attractive....

July 2018

Ireland. The State pension wasn’t designed to support the lifestyles people have in mind

“PENSIONS” – A TOPIC that can often be met with a glazed eye by the young professional, or with a flutter of panic by the 40-something employee. I’m unsure why planning for sustainability and longevity regarding our finances is something that so many people close themselves off to, but there’s a common assumption that pensions and planning for retirement is something that can be put off, and off… until, well, some other time. The CSO Quarterly National Household Survey 2015 reported...