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A round-up of all the latest pension articles from Zurich Ireland.

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Although an Approved Retirement Fund’s primary purpose in retirement is to provide a source of income for the retiree, another factor to consider for those that have an ARF is that ARF withdrawals can result in a PRSI record being accrued for the individual which can be very useful for boosting their PRSI credits and accessing state benefits such as the State Pension (Contributory).

Earlier this week the Pensions Authority announced significant changes to the rules governing Executive Pension Plans. So what are the implications to these changes?

As you know, in late April 2021 the EU IORP II Directive was transposed into Irish Law making significant changes to the Pensions Act. This blog details these changes. 

A proposed auto-enrolment retirement savings system could be introduced in Ireland as early as next year. So, who will be required to automatically enrol in the new scheme? Zurich Head of Corporate Life & Pensions Joe Creegan explains how it could work. This article was originally published in Accountancy Ireland.

‘A pension is a really important benefit because it’s a very tax efficient way of saving for retirement,’ says Maeve McCleane of Lidl Ireland. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

We are excited to announce that our ‘Small Actions’ pension campaign is now live. Watch and listen out for the campaign which commences nationwide this week and runs until 7th November.

A third of parents surveyed believe their financial situation has been negatively affected by COVID-19, according to new research carried out by Zurich.

New research by Zurich provides fresh insights into the benefits of financial advisors and the advantages of seeking expert advice when it comes to pension planning.

Gerard Tyrrell, Pensions Technical Support Assistant at Zurich, examines the impact of temporary layoffs and redundancies in the context of occupational pension schemes.

Zurich is offering pension customers under 35 a €100 bonus* to kick-start their pension.