Dáil Drawdown

Dáil Drawdown is a new edition to our blog and brings you recent pension news straight from the Dáil Chamber. Here is our first installment.

Source: www.oireachtas.ie

Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 4

In the fourth part of our video blog series on the presentation to the Orieachtas, Aidan McLoughlin discusses an innovative idea that would allow early access to tax free lump sums.

Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 3

In the third part of our video blog series on the presentation to the Orieachtas, Aidan McLoughlin discusses the recent announcement that the government are to review the costs of pensions. Could applying international standards improve the pensions industry?

Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 2

This is the second of four video blogs where Aidan McLoughlin outlines the main points raised in the presentation to the Oireachtas Committee. Here Aidan outlines the impact that the 4 year plan has had on pensions.

Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 1

Aidan McLoughlin was part of a group of IBA Committee members who presented to the Oireachtas this week on Wednesday 8th February. Over the coming weeks, we will have a series of video blogs highlighting the main points discussed, the first of which can be viewed here.

What has the Pensions Board got to say about the Levy?

There was some interesting coverage in The Oireachtas Report which was broadcasted on RTE1 yesterday. The Pensions Board CEO, Brendan Kennedy, was questioned about the Pensions Board's role in advising the Government on the pensions levy.

The Oireachtas Report footage is here. The relevant piece starts at 12min 50. The footage will be available until 8th December 2012.