You may need to move into a new pension plan to do this. Replaced flexible drawdown and capped drawdown from April , though existing users of capped drawdown can continue in that plan. A savings product that usually includes life cover.
It pays you at least a fixed amount if you die before the policy matures or, at maturity, the sum assured in other words, the amount we promise to pay you, so long as you pay all the premiums due for the term of your policy plus any bonuses that may have been added over the term. These tend to pay a higher amount of income on the basis that your life is expected to be shorter and so the income will not be paying out for as long.
An option to help protect pension rights built up before 6 April from the lifetime allowance charge. The option was open until 5 April , but only to people who stopped building up additional pension rights after 5 April A way to release some of the value of your property to spend while you are alive. It is generally only suitable for people who own their property but have little in the way of other assets or income.
An 'escalating' guaranteed income or annuity increases over time to keep up with the increasing cost of goods and services, known as inflation. Your income will start at a lower level and will increase by your chosen amount each year. When a person dies, their 'estate' is everything they own except, in most circumstances, anything owned jointly with another person , less any liabilities, including their main residence, the value of any assets and most money given away by them within the seven years before the date they died.
The estate also includes all bank accounts, life insurance policies, unit trusts, individual savings accounts ISAs , but not personal pensions, unless we advise you otherwise. More information is available from HM Revenue and Customs. For some funds, we have started to distribute the estate to eligible with-profits policyholders. A projection of what you might get back from an investment. It is worked out based on assumed growth rates and future charges you may have to pay.
This is an example amount and is not guaranteed. The amount you actually get back may be higher or lower than the EMV, depending on the investment returns and the period invested. The term used to refer to an administrator in Scotland i. The term used in Scotland to refer to an executor i.
This is sometimes known as an annual, maturity or terminal bonus. An independent body that regulates the financial services industry within the UK. The Financial Ombudsman Service is an independent public body that helps settle individual financial disputes between customers and businesses.
For more information, visit their website at www. Financial products that promise the lender one or more fixed cash payments in the future. They may be issued by central or local Government or a company in order to raise capital.
The ability to protect pension funds built up before 6 April from a lifetime allowance charge. A way of using your pension pot to take an income directly from the pension fund while leaving the fund invested. The income isn't guaranteed for life, but you have the flexibility to make changes to how much you take or to later switch to more secure retirement income products. Any payment you take will be added to your income for the year and taxed in the normal way.
It replaced flexible drawdown and capped drawdown from April , though existing users of capped drawdown can continue in that plan. As they replaced some state pension benefits, they were subject to special rules. From 6 April , it was no longer possible to contract out into a money purchase pension scheme. Any protected rights which existed on 6 April became non-protected rights or former protected rights, so are no longer subject to special rules. If you are in your employer's pension scheme, you may be able to build up a bigger pension pot by paying extra amounts into a separate, independent scheme which is known as an FSAVC scheme.
Indexes showing the relative increase or decrease in the price of selected shares on the London Stock Exchange. A fund pools together the money from many individuals and then the fund manager uses it to invest in a broad range of assets.
A fund manager invests the money investors have paid into a fund in various asset types such as cash, bonds, equities and property and depending upon on the investment objective of the fund. European Parliament and Council regulation that sets out the rules an organisation has to follow to protect EU citizens' personal data. This came into force from 25th May and replaced the Data Protection Act General insurance can include home, contents, motor, travel, unemployment and accident and sickness cover.
Gilts are bonds that are issued by the British government, and they are generally considered low-risk investments. The name originates from the original certificates, issued by the British government, which had gilded edges. The yield income on Gilts is one of the factors used to set the basis amount for capped drawdown pensions.
When reviewing a capped drawdown pension, one of the factors used in calculating the maximum pension allowable is extracted from a set of tables calculated by GAD. If it does, and you can choose to take a guaranteed income for life an annuity , you are entitled to the guaranteed rate.
It is important to check whether you have a GAO and how it operates as this may give you a higher income than you can get from another provider. If it does, and you choose to take a guaranteed income for life an annuity from your pension policy, you are entitled to the guaranteed rate. It is important to check whether you have a GAR and how it operates as this may give you a higher income than you can get from another provider. Once a bonus has been added to a with-profits policy it is guaranteed to be paid at the end of the policy, so long as all the premiums due under the policy are paid.
It also refers to where bonus rates are guaranteed to be fixed or at least a minimum amount. The minimum amount to be paid when a policyholder with a with-profits policy retires or dies, so long as all the premiums due under the policy are paid. A hybrid product that combines a guaranteed income for life with the features of a flexible retirement income product.
A policy where you can invest a lump sum for a fixed term typically 3 to 5 years usually with a guaranteed minimum return. A policy where you can invest a lump sum for a fixed term typically 3 to 5 years usually with a guaranteed income of a specified amount for the length of the term.
A fixed term stock market linked investment with a built-in guarantee to return at least the original investment if held to maturity.
This offers investors the chance to share in stock market growth potential without risking their original investment. The minimum amount a policy will pay out if the policyholder dies during the term of the policy, as long as they make all the payments due.
These are exclusive funds with a high minimum investment level and are generally not open to the general public. They are unregulated and exempt from many of the rules surrounding a collective investment.
This allows them to follow aggressive investment strategies that are unavailable to Financial Conduct Authority authorised funds. While some hedge funds operate a conservative strategy, others take risky positions on market and share movement.
Visit the HMRC website. Products that combine features of a guaranteed income and a flexible retirement income product to provide a retirement income. The amount you actually get back may be higher or lower than the illustration, depending on the investment returns and the period invested.
If you smoke, have high blood pressure, are on prescribed medication or have a medical condition, you may be eligible for an 'enhanced' guaranteed income also known as an 'enhanced', 'lifestyle' or 'underwritten' annuity. This type of insurance policy pays out if you're unable to work because of injury or illness. It will usually pay out until your retirement, death or your return to work. Full details are given in the policy terms and conditions.
The tax you pay on your income each tax year. The amount of tax you pay depends on the amount of money you earn and receive from your investments and savings and on your individual tax allowances. The only type of financial adviser who can choose from all the products available on the whole of the market. An investment fund that follows a selected market index, for example the FTSE index. The value of the investment will go up and down in line with the index that it is based on. There are no guarantees.
An increase to annuity payments, pension benefits or premiums you pay, linked to a government index typically the Consumer Price Index or Retail Prices Index.
The purpose of index-linking is to attempt to protect you against rising costs as a result of inflation. You will not lose Individual Protection by making further savings in to your pension scheme, but any pension savings in excess of your protected lifetime allowance will be subject to a lifetime allowance charge. ISAs are tax-efficient savings and investment accounts.
You do not pay income tax on the interest or dividends you receive from an ISA and any profits from investments are free of Capital Gains Tax.
There are limits on the amount you can invest in ISAs in each tax year. The increase in the general level of prices of goods and services meaning that the same amount of money will buy less in the future than it does today.
Also known as Capital Units. Initial units have extra charges to cover the selling and set-up costs for the policy. A financial intermediary is someone, such as an independent financial adviser, who arranges or organises a financial product or service for you.
A life assurance product that provides life cover for more than one person and pays benefits either on the first or second death. A record of the registered owner of land and of whether there are any mortgages or other restrictions affecting it.
The record is held by the Land Registry. The policy will normally have some cash in value. Full details of what happens when policyholders stop paying premiums are given in the policy terms and conditions. The simplest type of life assurance. If you die during the time you are covered, it pays out a specified sum of money. The premiums stay the same throughout the term. There is normally no cash surrender value. If you have a policy that provides life cover, the policy will pay out a sum of money if the life assured on the policy dies.
The total amount you can save into pensions in your lifetime while still getting tax relief. If you go over the allowance you will pay a tax charge on the excess when you draw out your savings as cash or pension. If taking it as income you will also pay tax on it at your usual Income Tax rate.
If you die leaving untouched pension savings that exceed the Lifetime allowance — and they have not already been assessed against it — then your nominated beneficiary will be liable for the extra tax charges on the amount that exceeds the Lifetime allowance.
This applies whether you die before or after age Pots can normally pass tax-free to nominated beneficiaries if you die before age A retirement income product that guarantees a regular income for the rest of your life. The income may stay level, be linked to inflation or rise gradually at set rates, depending on which features you choose.
Includes the option to provide for a dependant for life after you die in return for a lower income. This is a pricing index used when calculating increases to certain pensions either in payment or deferment.
A savings product that always includes life assurance. It pays out a fixed amount, known as the sum assured, plus any bonuses at the end of a fixed term. It is designed to help pay off the capital of an interest only mortgage but doesn't guarantee to do so.
The amount payable if you die during the term is normally sufficient to pay off the mortgage covered. For unitised with-profits policies, we may apply a market value adjustment MVA if you decide to cash-in your policy or start taking pension benefits early, transfer it to another company or switch it from the unitised with-profits fund into another investment fund.
Full details of when an MVA may apply are given in your policy terms and conditions. The MVA is the amount by which the cash-in value is less than the fund value. It is used to help ensure that policyholders who cash in some or all of their with-profits investments before the end of their policy term do not disadvantage the policyholders remaining in the fund.
MVAs are not normally applied when the policy is due to end, if you retire at your chosen retirement date or if you die during the term. For unitised with-profits bonds, there may also be guaranteed dates where we guarantee not to apply a MVA if you cash-in your policy. For unitised with-profits policies, we may apply a market value reduction MVR if you decide to cash-in your policy or start taking pension benefits early, transfer it to another company or switch it from the unitised with-profits fund into another investment fund.
Full details of when an MVR may apply are given in your policy terms and conditions. The MVR is the amount by which the cash-in value is less than the fund value. MVRs are not normally applied when the policy is due to end, if you retire at your chosen retirement date or if you die during the term. For unitised with-profits bonds, there may also be guaranteed dates where we guarantee not to apply a MVR if you cash-in your policy. This is when the policy has reached the set number of years originally agreed.
For pension policies, the maturity date is usually called the selected retirement date. This is sometimes known as an annual, final or terminal bonus. Also known as 'defined contribution' pension schemes.
The maximum amount that can be paid in one year to your defined contribution pension savings and still get tax relief if you have already taken money out of any pension pot as cash in one go or as smaller lump sums , or once you have started taking income from a flexible retirement income product or from a lifetime annuity which could decrease such as an investment-linked annuity.
It does not apply if you have only used some or all of your pension pot to buy a lifetime annuity. The MPAA is also triggered for payments from a pre-April capped drawdown plan that exceeds the cap and in certain other limited circumstances. If you exceed the MPAA a tax charge is made which claws back any tax relief that was given at source.
The MPAA limit does not apply to other pension savings. The legal document you sign giving the lender the legal right to use your property as security for a mortgage. A type of endowment policy usually linked to an interest only mortgage. The benefits are used to pay off some or all of the mortgage at the end of the term. You pay National Insurance contributions to qualify for certain benefits and the State Pension.
You pay National Insurance if you are 16 or over and earn, or make a profit if you are self-employed, over a minimum amount. Before April , if you contracted out of the State Second Pension S2P into a money purchase appropriate personal pension plan, part of the national insurance contributions paid by you and your employer to fund S2P was refunded and paid into your pension plan.
Since April , individuals in these plans have been contracted back in and accumulated S2P up to April Contracting out through a defined benefit scheme ceased in April This includes looking after the value of any unclaimed life assurance policies. For more information, visit www. This is called the Personal Savings Allowance. Your next of kin is your closest relative, usually a spouse or registered civil partner, but if no such person exists, may be a blood relative i.
A person, named by a policyholder, as someone they would like to receive benefits from a policy following their death. There may be an additional cost to maintaining a policy in this way, and it may only be able to continue for a limited time or while there is still a surrender value. Sometimes the unpaid premiums are expressed as a 'loaned' amount.
The benefits built up in a money purchase pension scheme from contributions made by the policyholder or their employer. As a result a chargeable event will normally arise when the proceeds are paid. This is the assumed retirement date we use when we set up a pension policy for an occupational pension scheme this will be set in the scheme rules.
An individual who is authorised to swear oaths, certify the execution of deeds and who can authenticate signatures, documents and facts with such authentication being relied upon. A pension scheme set up by an employer for its employees.
It usually provides life insurance as well as pension benefits. The pension it pays out can be based on a proportion of the employee's final salary , or on the amount paid in, together with investment growth see money purchase. An ombudsman is an independent person or organisation that can help settle some disputes between an organisation and their customers. If you purchased your policy in the Republic of Ireland, our useful ombudsman selection tool will help you identify the right ombudsman to contact.
A collective investment vehicle in company form. They provide a way for individual investors to pool their money and invest in a broad selection of shares from a range of other companies, with the aim of reducing the risks of investing in individual shares. Whatever you decide to do with your pension pot you don't have to stay with your current pension provider.
You can use the 'open market option' to shop around for the best product to suit you. However, if you used to make weekly payments to a collector, you have an 'Industrial Branch' policy. As a result two annuities may be paid until the end of the guaranteed period.
For some types of policy such as endowment policies and pensions , if you stop paying your regular premiums, the policy may have a reduced value that will be paid either when you die or at the end of the policy term, whichever is earlier. The amount of tax-free lump sum available to you when you start taking your pension benefits at your selected retirement date.
When the liabilities of an occupational pension scheme are greater than the assets. The actual, or deemed, amount of pension savings made in a pension input period. For a money purchase pension scheme , it is the total of the contributions paid. For many pension schemes, the PIP was aligned with the tax year, so it ran from each 6 April to the following 5 April. From April all arrangements have a pension input period aligned with the tax year. Pensions lifestyling is when pension savings are gradually moved out of higher risk funds investing in assets such as shares into lower risk funds such as cash.
The aim is to reduce the impact of short term falls in the value of pension savings in the run up to the chosen pension date. A type of Money purchase pension scheme which offers a tax efficient way to save for retirement. The legal owner of a plan or policy. The legal owner of a policy. A person who has the authority to make decisions surrounding assets or property on behalf of another party.
An option to help protect pension rights built up before 6 April , from the lifetime allowance charge. People with primary protection can continue to have contributions paid to their retirement plans and build up more benefits. However, if you have benefits greater than your personal Lifetime Allowance , then you may have to pay some tax under the lifetime allowance charge. A policy that will pay for some or all of the cost of private medical treatment, as long as the medical condition is covered by the policy.
This refers to the insurance company who issued and is responsible for the administration of your policy. The amount you actually get back may be higher or lower than the projected maturity value, depending on the investment returns and the period invested. The amount you actually get back may be higher or lower than the projection, depending on the investment returns and the period invested. This is the person who took out the policy and was the original owner of the policy.
This does not need to be the life assured. Any protected rights which existed on 6 April became non-protected rights, so are no longer subject to special rules. Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of the adult suffrage. The total elective membership is distributed among the States in such a way that the ratio between the number of seats allotted to each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.
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