We often put pension planning on the back burner, but it is an important area to tackle as it gives you a better, brighter future to look forward to. 

Your Working Years:

Starting a pension is one of the smartest decisions you can make.  Pensions can seem complicated but the basic idea is a simple one:  a pension is a long-term savings plan with tax relief - your regular contributions are invested so that they grow throughout your career and then provide you with an income in retirement. 

There are quite a number of factors to consider to when setting up the correct plan for your employment type and putting an investment strategy in place over your money.  There are a lot of rules and regulations to consider, which is where we come in.  We’re here to cut through the technicalities and help you select what’s right for you. 

At Retirement:

Once you reach retirement, you will have stopped paying into the pension and this is the point where you take your benefits out of the plan. 

You will usually be able to take out a tax free cash lump sum of 25% of the value of the overall fund and you will have a balance remaining that you will have to find a home for – whether by purchasing an annuity or by investing in a post-retirement policy called an ARF. 

We will help you pick the option that is most suitable for you.  In basic terms, the annuity locks you in to a set income for the rest of your life, whereas the ARF lets you keep control over your money and it gives you flexibility as to the frequency and amount of income you take out of it. 

We are on hand to help you make the best decisions for your circumstances – not just at the start of the contract, but at all stages into the future. 

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Sustainability Factors – Investment / IBIPs/ Pension Advice

In accordance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (‘SFDR’), we inform you that when providing advice on insurance-based investment products/investments, we do not assess, in addition to relevant financial risk, relevant sustainability risks as far as this information is available in relation the products proposed/advised on.  This means that we do not assess environmental, social or governance events/conditions that, if they occur, could have a material negative impact on the value of the investment. 

When providing advice on insurance-based investment products (‘IBIPs’) or investment advice we do not consider the impacts of our advice that result in negative effects on sustainability factors (namely environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti-corruptions and anti-bribery matters), because the area of sustainable is relatively new and as the issue progresses, we will review our position.  CML Financial will review this approach on an annual basis in January.