How do I transfer my pension?

3 Apr 2024

Understanding Pension Transfers

Transferring a pension is the process of moving your pension savings from one provider to another. This could be to consolidate multiple pensions into one or switch to a provider that better suits your needs. While the process is straightforward today, it's essential to understand a few key points about how pension transfers work.

What Does the Transfer Process Involve?

  1. Assess Your Current and New Pension Plans: Before initiating a transfer, check both your existing and new pension plans. Consider fees, investment options, and any specific rules regarding transfers.

  2. Selling Your Investments: Your current pension provider will need to sell your holdings to convert your pot into cash. This amount is your pension transfer value.

  3. Transferring Your Funds: This cash is then moved to your new pension provider where it will be re-invested according to your new plan.

Things to Check Before a Transfer

  • Pension Type: Know the kind of pension you have. For example, transferring a defined benefit pension can be complex and usually requires advice from a financial advisor if it's worth more than £30,000.

  • Provider Compatibility: Confirm that both your current and new providers handle transfers. Setting up your new pension account prior to initiating a transfer is crucial.

  • Time to Reflect: You normally have a 30-day window to cancel a transfer, but be wary of any potential reductions in your fund's value during this period.

How Long Does a Transfer Take?

The duration of a pension transfer can vary. While digital transfers may only take a few weeks, traditional paper-based transfers might extend to several months. Penny processes pension transfers digitally, and the process usually completes within about 4-8 weeks.

Why Transfer with Penny?

Penny makes pension transfers easy:

  • No Transfer Fees: We handle transfers at no cost to you, regardless of the number of pensions or the size.

  • The Penny App: The entire transfer process is managed through the Penny app, making the process quick, clear, and paper-free.

  • FCA Regulated: Assurance that your pensions are in safe hands.

Important Points to Consider

  • When considering a transfer, always compare fees, any potential loss of benefits, and the suitability of investments.

  • Note that Penny does not handle transfers of defined benefit pensions or active pensions with ongoing employer contributions.

  • Always remember, as with all investments, your capital is at risk.

Pension transfers don't have to be complicated. With modern technology and a reliable provider like Penny, the process should even feel automatic. If you ever need more information on a pension transfer, please talk to our award-winning member support team.

SOME IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Pensions are long terms investments. It’s important that you know the value of your investment could go up as well as down. You could get back less than you put in. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and pension investing is not intended to be a short-term option. Penny does not provide financial advice so please be sure that this investment is right for you.

Your current pension might have special benefits that will be lost if you transfer to Penny. These special benefits include: Guaranteed Annuity Rate (GAR), Guaranteed Bonus Rate (GBR), Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) and Protected Tax Free Cash (PFTC) over 25%. If this is the case, we will not transfer your pension, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

Your current provider might charge you a transfer-fee to transfer your pension to Penny. If this is the case, we will not transfer your pension, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

You should consider the charges and benefits before transferring your old pensions to your new plan, and consider whether the risk and reward profile of the investments offered matches your needs. It may be that your current provider has lower fees than Penny - where this is the case, we recommend that you carefully consider whether to transfer your pension to Penny, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

If you are in any doubt about proceeding you should contact a financial adviser.
© Copyright 2024 Penny Technology Limited. Company registration: 11999643. FCA Reference Number: 931299.
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Pensions are long terms investments. It’s important that you know the value of your investment could go up as well as down. You could get back less than you put in. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and pension investing is not intended to be a short-term option. Penny does not provide financial advice so please be sure that this investment is right for you.

Your current pension might have special benefits that will be lost if you transfer to Penny. These special benefits include: Guaranteed Annuity Rate (GAR), Guaranteed Bonus Rate (GBR), Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) and Protected Tax Free Cash (PFTC) over 25%. If this is the case, we will not transfer your pension, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

Your current provider might charge you a transfer-fee to transfer your pension to Penny. If this is the case, we will not transfer your pension, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

You should consider the charges and benefits before transferring your old pensions to your new plan, and consider whether the risk and reward profile of the investments offered matches your needs. It may be that your current provider has lower fees than Penny - where this is the case, we recommend that you carefully consider whether to transfer your pension to Penny, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

If you are in any doubt about proceeding you should contact a financial adviser.
© Copyright 2024 Penny Technology Limited. Company registration: 11999643. FCA Reference Number: 931299.
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Pensions are long terms investments. It’s important that you know the value of your investment could go up as well as down. You could get back less than you put in. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and pension investing is not intended to be a short-term option. Penny does not provide financial advice so please be sure that this investment is right for you.

Your current pension might have special benefits that will be lost if you transfer to Penny. These special benefits include: Guaranteed Annuity Rate (GAR), Guaranteed Bonus Rate (GBR), Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) and Protected Tax Free Cash (PFTC) over 25%. If this is the case, we will not transfer your pension, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

Your current provider might charge you a transfer-fee to transfer your pension to Penny. If this is the case, we will not transfer your pension, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

You should consider the charges and benefits before transferring your old pensions to your new plan, and consider whether the risk and reward profile of the investments offered matches your needs. It may be that your current provider has lower fees than Penny - where this is the case, we recommend that you carefully consider whether to transfer your pension to Penny, as you may be better off not transferring in these cases.

If you are in any doubt about proceeding you should contact a financial adviser.
© Copyright 2024 Penny Technology Limited. Company registration: 11999643. FCA Reference Number: 931299.