Pensions Board Reminder on Funding Proposals / Section 50

30 August 2010

Pensions Board Reminder on Funding Proposals & Section 50 Applications

The Pensions Board have written to the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF)drawing attention to the impending deadline for action by trustees of defined benefit schemes in deficit, outlining the general approach that the Board will be adopting where schemes have not taken steps to eliminate the deficit by the expiry of the deadlines.

The deadlines to file funding proposals and/or a Section 50 application will start to expire from November 30th 2010. The Board says it is critical that trustees take steps to meet the funding standard or submit the appropriate application on or before the deadline for their scheme. The Board expects to receive applications by the due deadline and will consider these on the basis of the factors and criteria outlined in various communications, including the guidelines and FAQs which can be accessed at www.pensionsboard.ie.