Planning For Retirement
Prudential
Is our current AVC provider and is the UK’s No 1 AVC provider with over 295,000 AVC Customers. Prudential have helped public sector employees save for their retirement for over 20 years.
http://www.pru.co.uk
Equitable Life
Equitable Life was established in 1762 and is the oldest mutual life assurance company in the UK, and was the former AVC provider to the Rhondda Cynon Taf Pension Fund.
http://www.equitable.co.uk/
The Money Service
The Money Advice Service is a free, independent service set up by government and they are funded by a levy on the financial services industry. They provide clear, unbiased money advice to help people make informed choices.
http://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/
Unbiased
Are you looking for independent financial advice, mortgage, accounting or legal advice? Enter your postcode and view details of qualified advisers you can trust.
The site helps you understand the different types of professional advice available, and provides helpful guides, tools and calculators.
http://www.unbiased.co.uk/
The Pension Advisory Service
The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) is an independent non-profit organisation that provides free information, advice and guidance on the whole spectrum of pensions, including state, company, personal and stakeholder schemes.
http://www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/
The Pension Tracing Service
The Pensions Scheme Registry is a service to help people trace lost pension rights.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/Companyandpersonalpensions/DG_10027189
Scheme Rules
LGPS Members
The LGPS is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government or working for other employers participating in the Scheme and is often viewed as one of the most valuable financial rewards of the job.
Local Government Employers (LGE) provides this website on behalf of pension fund administrators and local government employers.
https://www.lgpsmember.org/
Direct Gov
State pension information and planning for retirement.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/index.htm
HMRC
Featuring news and information on tax and national insurance matters in the United Kingdom.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm
The Pension Ombudsman
The Pension Ombudsman investigates complaints about how pension schemes are run. The service is free and open to people who have a complaint against those responsible for the running or administration of pension schemes.
http://www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk/
The Pension Regulator
The Pensions Regulator is the UK regulator of work-based pension schemes, and is empowered by the UK government to regulate work-based pensions.
http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/index.aspx