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In 2017, ITC staff launched the ITC Charity Challenge. The purpose of this initiative is to raise money for charity by each staff member setting a personal challenge. ITC then donates €100 on behalf of staff members to a charity of their choice when the challenge is…

Reports on the cost for the Exchequer of tax relief on pensions are either misunderstood or disingenuous.Experts in the Department of Finance claim that an additional €2.1bn could be collected by Revenue if we abolished tax relief on pensions.Obviously, if one is looking…

We are delighted to announce that the ITC Client Portal App is now available for download on Play Store and iTunes. The Client Portal App provides secure and convenient access to:Scheme details Key documents such as client annual scheme reports Live bank…

ITC Group is delighted to announce that we, for the fourth year running, have been awarded Independent Trustee Firm of the Year at the Irish Pension Awards 2017.The winners were announced at the gala dinner and awards ceremony on 23 November 2017 at the Shelbourne Hotel…

In part 1 of this series of blogs on private and other non-pension trusts, we looked at the origins of trust law and the basic concept of trusts, which is simple - someone (the settlor) gives property of any kind to one or more persons (the trustees) to hold for the benefit of…

Our Budget Briefing webinar in conjunction with Brokers Ireland took place on Wednesday 11th October at 8am, in which our Consulting team outlined the key changes in order to help you plan for 2018.If you missed the webinar you can access the recording here.We hope that you…

Wednesday 11th October 8.00-9.00am - CPD AccreditedIndependent Trustee Company in conjunction with Brokers Ireland is hosting a webinar on Wednesday 11th October following the 2018 budget announcement. This webinar will take place from 8:00-9:00am and aims to give you guidance…

Independent Trustee Company is delighted to be shortlisted by the Irish Pension Awards 2017 in the following three categories:Pensions Consultancy of the Year Pension Scheme Administrator of the Year Independent Trustee Firm of the Year The Irish Pensions Awards give…

We have recently launched our new Pension Lending Calculator which is available in the resources section of our website.Use our new calculator to check if there are sufficient funds in your scheme to purchase your desired property and ensure you have sufficient liquidity to…

While the appetite for lending to self-directed pensions was subdued during the recession years, banks are again making loans to pensions, as announced in a recent blog. Facilities for investment in commercial property will originate with our larger banking partners, while ICS…