Acronyms etc..

Hello to all.
As a fairly new forum user I would appreciate someone posting a key to the acronyms and arcane terms used when discussing pension issues. 
Thank you in advance.
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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,121 Forumite
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    Which ones in particular?

    DC Defined Contribution (most normal pensions)
    DB Defined Benefit (also known as final salary (FS), generally legacy pension in the private sector but common in the public sector although they are mainly CARE (career Average (revalued earnings) not FS)

    SIPP Self Invested Personal Pension , a DC pension anyone can buy (invest in). 

    Stakeholder Pension, an old type of DC pension that is not relevant these days.

    Lifestyling - the process of moving investment from high risk to low risk automatically as you near retirement, not particularly useful these days as less people buy an Annuity.

    Annuity, buying an annual income using a lump sum so you might get £3000 per year for the rest of your life of income by giving an insurance company £100k. 

    AVC Additional Voluntary  Contributions, some DB schemes allow AVC’s along side to a match DC fund. 

    LGPS Local Government Pension Scheme

    USS 

    Universities Superannuation Scheme


    Anymore? 




  • Scallypud
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    SP - State Pension
    LS - Lump Sum
    TFLS - Tax Free Lump Sum
    OP - Operator
    OH - Other Half
  • cobson
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    edited 21 June 2023 at 9:00AM
    Scallypud said:
    OP - Operator
    Though it normally means Original Poster, also:

    CHOAM - Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles
  • p00hsticks
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    Scallypud said:
    OP - Operator

    OP - Original Post or Original Poster

    also 

    nSP New State Pension (as introduced in April 2016)
    SPA - State Pension Age 
  • Sarahspangles
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    CARE - Care Average Revalued Earnings, as used in recent LGPS and NHS schemes among others
    R85 or Rule of 85 - a special rule applying to people with membership of LGPS schemes before 2008.
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  • blobbyrob
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    Would be handy to have this thread stickied.
  • DullGreyGuy
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    GMP - Guaranteed Minimum Pension
    NRA - normal retirement age
    PR - Protected Rights


    https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/glossary-of-pensions-terms-and-abbreviations 

    Above has a very long list, with a couple of tongue in check ones too

  • Sarahspangles
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    SWR - Safe Withdrawal Rate
    Trivial Commutation - Arrangement for paying out small pot as a lump sum
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