LDFerguson
No - my fund is not with a pension company. I worked with an Irish company, but I left them a few years ago. I still have preserved pension benefits with that company's pension scheme. I have the option of taking a pension from the company pension scheme - or, I have the option of transferring from the company scheme to a Buy out Bond, & using the Buy out Bond to buy an annuity.
I am an Irish citizen, living in ireland, paying tax in Ireland & I will continue to live in Ireland. I am just checking out if it is possible to do the Buy out Bond & Annuity with an English Insurance company, because of the better annuity rates. Or is it possible to do it with other Eurozone countries to avoid the sterling exchange risk. I dont know how annuity rates compare in other Eurozone countries.