Alternatively Secured Pensions

Alternatively Secured Pensions This no longer exists as a pension vehicle, and was replaced with Capped Drawdown and Flexible Drawdown from 6 April 2011. Please contact us if you are currently in an Alternatively Secured Pensions (ASP), and wish to know your...

Death Benefits in Income Drawdown

Death Benefits in Income Drawdown Both of the new structures have a new tax treatment on death. If death occurs before age 75, the fund passes to the clients estate in the form of a tax free lump sum, or the beneficiary has the option to stay invested in drawdown, and...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Drawdown

Advantages and Disadvantages of Drawdown Advantages The following are a number of advantages of pension drawdown that highlight the benefits of deferring taking a pension annuity until later: N An individual will be able to take a tax free cash lump sum...

Capped Drawdown

Capped Drawdown Capped Drawdown is a continuation of Unsecured and Alternatively Secured Pensions (USP and ASP). – a way of releasing a pension commencement lump sum without buying an annuity. The main points of a capped drawdown contract are relatively simple....

Flexi Access Drawdown

Flexi Access Drawdown Flexi Access Drawdown (FAD) allows the investor to  draw down without the restrictions applying to capped drawdown. This includes drawing down the whole fund if necessary. The main uses for Flexi Access Drawdown are as follows: To take the...

What Is Pension Drawdown

What Is Pension Drawdown ? ” Pension Adviser Derby ” – Credencis Interpreting What is Pension Drawdown Pension Drawdown Common References Income release, pension release and income drawdown are the 3 most common terms used when describing pension...