Independent Financial Advice

For many years, we have provided multi-faceted financial planning to suit an individual’s lifestyle and needs. Our advice ranges from complete financial overviews to specialist areas such as retirement options, inheritance tax planning and a complete Discretionary Investment Management service, structuring and actively managing portfolios.

Retirement planning and annuity purchase are a core part of our service, as is our Pension Review package. The new pension tax regime was introduced from 6 April 2006 and the intention behind the change was to achieve simplification by making all pensions subject to the same rules and regulations. It should be beneficial for everyone saving for retirement, because it gives savers far more control over their own pensions - in terms of how much money you can put in, where you invest the money and how and when you can take it out.

However, directors should plan carefully for the change – in respect of both their own pension arrangements, and the benefits made available to employees. In many cases specific actions will be needed to avoid the pitfalls of the new system and to take full advantage of the opportunities for tax-free saving.

Punter Southall’s IFA services are provided by Punter Southall Financial Management, our Independent Financial Advisory business. For more information, please see their website www.psfm.com

The News
Solvency Funding in Pension Schemes

Punter Southall has released its new paper 'Solvency Funding in Pension Schemes: The Application of Solvency Regimes to European Pensions'.
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Life Expectancy by Post Code
Punter Southall has launched an online application to show how your life expectancy may differ from the UK average based on your current Post Code.
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Employee Savings Scheme Service
Punter Southall Group has developed its Employee Savings Scheme service which brings together mortgage and pensions saving to provide a solution to the failings of traditional pension schemes. Please contact Steve Leake on 01483 540 300 for further information.
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Co-founder who refuses to stand still in his desire to be ahead of the game
Punter Southall's Jonathan Punter tells the Financial Times' Pauline Skypala that the firm's unusual combination of businesses is far from accidental.
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Trustee Training Programme
Punter Southall has worked with the Trustee & Pension Management Association to develop a training course to cover the new Trustee Knowledge & Understanding requirements.
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Internal Controls
New regulations impose requirements on trustees to establish adequate internal controls for the operation of their pension scheme.
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CompleteDB
Punter Southall has launched a new integrated service solution for defined benefit schemes, bringing certainty of cost as well as full services.
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Quicklinks
>> Visit PSFM's website
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