What can a SSAPS invest in? SSAPS offer the widest possibilities for investment using a pension. The list of authorised investments for a SSAPS includes: Property: Buy-to-let investment property (both residential and commercial); development land; property syndicates; Private companies: Shares
What is a SSAPS? A Small Self-Administered Pension Scheme (SSAPS, sometimes known as a Self-Invested Pension Plan, or SIPP) is simply a pension backed by your employer. The rules state that an employer can establish a SSAP for any employee.
Private property investors in Ireland are increasingly using their pension fund as the way to acquire buy to let residential and commercial property. The tax advantage The biggest reason is tax. Invest directly in rental property in Ireland and you’ll
Setting up a SSAPS has three key steps. 1. Identifying funds Setting up a Small Self Administered Pension (SSAP) in Ireland involves significant time and effort on your part – so you’ll need funds available (or earmarked), to contribute the
Irish Life Multi-Asset Portfolios (or Irish Life MAPS) is hard to avoid. It’s the biggest multi-asset range of funds in Ireland. It sometimes seems like its advertisements are on the side of every bus. And AIB, Permanent TSB and Ulster
Financial worry is one of the knock-on effects of Covid. From our work advising on company pensions and benefits, here are some tips to help you insulate your employees. 2020 has seen our workplaces turned upside down. A year ago,
Three of the most talked-about companies on the planet – SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic – are preparing to list on public stock markets (known as an initial public offering, or) within the space of a few months. For the first
The last decade has largely belonged to US equities, particularly the technology giants that have come to dominate global markets. Buy a global equity fund and a large chunk of your money ends up in the United States, particularly the
Over the past few weeks, bond market yields on long-dated government debt have risen to levels not seen since the eve of the 2008 financial crisis. The US 30-year Treasury yield briefly touched 5.2% — the highest since 2007. UK
The Irish Government’s mooted saving incentive scheme has already generated a fair amount of chatter. What are we actually looking at here, and how seriously should you take it? What is the Savings and Investment Account? The proposed Savings and
Ireland’s ward of court system is undergoing significant change, with important implications for how assets are managed and invested. For families and those responsible for financial decision-making, the shift raises both practical and strategic questions. Here’s Moneycube’s guide on what
Inflation has a habit of exposing weak spots in investment portfolios. Back in 2022, we saw something many portfolios weren’t built for: both equities and bonds falling at the same time. For decades, bonds were expected to act as the
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