My better half is thinking of retiring next year. She has her pension in two parts a DB and a smallish PRSA. Her DB will not provide her with a year and a half of a lump sum so she intends to take part of the PRSA to top up her lump sum.
She will be left with a money in her PRSA. When she puts it into the ARF can she control the investment. At present we have a bond paying a decent return. Her pension advisor say she can only put it into an ARF fund provider. She was thinking of putting part of it ( about 30%)into the bond as it's return is better than any pension fund return. The bond would pay the income into the pension and wound provide the cash for the statutory draw down percentage