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Money Purchase Schemes

09 October 2008

Money purchase schemes are often called defined contribution schemes.

Money purchase is a method of building up money in a pension fund and then at retirement converting the fund to a regular pension or annuity.

Money purchase pensions are so called because money in an individual's pension fund is used to purchase an annuity at retirement.

There are no guarantees in a money purchase scheme as to the level of pension to be paid in retirement, unlike in a final salary scheme.  

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