Stakeholder Pensions in Colne Retirement planning, investments and corporate planning. Stakeholder Pensions A Stakeholder pension is a form of low cost Personal pension aimed at encouraging those people who do not currently have pension provision to save for their retirement. They became available on 6th April 2001. They are not a form of state pension.
In order to reach as wide an audience as possible, Stakeholder pension schemes are intended to be flexible and easy to understand. Employers with 5 or more employees have had an obligation to provide their employees with access to a stakeholder pension
scheme since 8th October 2001, although it is not compulsory to save for retirement with a Stakeholder Pension plan or any other savings related product.
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About Plans Stakeholder pension plans are privately managed and funded but must operate within a standard framework laid down by the Government.
Stakeholder pension plans are very similar to Personal Pension plans; they are individual pension arrangements, meaning that they are personal and portable - you can take them with you if you change jobs.
We can research the whole market on your behalf to find a suitable Stakeholder Pension plan, it may be that a Stakeholder Pension plan meets your needs for retirement provision. Following the recent sweeping changes made on the 6th April 2006 to pension
legislation (see section on Pension simplification) these contracts are very flexible and can allow contributions to be made of up to 100% of your earnings. Furthermore these plans can be set up for non-working spouses and even children and grandchildren
where up to ?3600 can be invested annually.
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No Penalties An important aspect of the 'no penalties' rule in relation to these types of pension plan is that you don't have to delay starting a plan until you find the right provider. You can start a plan straight away. If the provider doesn't perform as well as
you expect, you can simply take your fund and transfer it to another provider, without penalty. Another big plus for Stakeholder pensions is that providers must allow a minimum premium of ?20. This provides much needed flexibility compared to other
Pension contracts where minimum premiums may be higher; furthermore, there is flexibility to stop and start contributions with unlimited frequency.
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