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Which bank?

Paul Rickard

I have an income portfolio. Should I be looking at banks again, and if so, which ones?


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How to refresh a pension

Tony Negline

Hi Tony,

You recently answered my question about how to ‘refresh’ a pension. I am still unclear if I should;

a) Fully commute pension to accumulation account on 1st July (to combine with pre-existing accumulation amount), and start a new pension with all (or most) on 1st July. This has the disadvantage that the existing pension is still active on 1st July so the minimum pension payment for the new year must be made first before commuting. The payment will be small (1/365 of 4% minimum), but a nuisance.

b) Commute the pension back to accumulation account on 30th June, and start a new pension with all (or most) on 1st July. The minimum pension payment (say 4%) would already have been taken care of. The disadvantage is that all funds are in accumulation mode for 1 day (30th June) which slightly increases the average taxable component calculated in the actuarial certificate.

Which option is usual industry practice, and what do you recommend?


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BC Iron update

Paul Rickard

Can you ask Charlie to provide an update on his BC Iron call? Those who got on board have seen unrealised losses of 50% meaning the stock needs to double for us to break even. Did he employ a stop loss or is he still in the position?


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