Guernsey and Jersey both released their 2019 budget proposals on 9 October. These will be debated in the relevant States later in the year.
Each island is proposing some changes that will affect pensions, although Guernsey’s list is rather longer than Jersey’s!
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Download articleMany individuals will ultimately receive an income which is guaranteed to be payable for the remainder of their life. Most commonly this is in the form of a pension, whether it be an annuity purchased from an insurance company, or a pension payable from a defined benefit pension scheme.
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Download articleWith the increasing regulatory requirements for Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes, it is easy for trustees to lose sight of one of their key objectives: “Is our scheme providing good member outcomes?”
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