Delaying retirement income on the horizon
IRELAND - Members of defined contribution schemes may soon have the option to defer the purchase of an annuity when they reach retirement, the Irish government says.
The country's finance minister Brian Lenihan said he would provide an option for members of DC plans to defer the purchase of a retirement product with their pension funds for a specified two year period....
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