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- Navigator conducted a full financial review and created a plan to consolidate investments, pay down debt by crystallizing Kate's pension, and allow Stephen to retire at 65 as planned.
- The plan demonstrated that using Kate's pension transfer value to pay debt was not necessary and would give up valuable guaranteed benefits. Regular reviews ensure they remain on track to meet their goals.
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abusinesshitbycreditcrunch
A constructioncompanyfellon hardtimesafterthe crash and was struggling withdebt.Thefirm
neededhelpandturnedtoAccreditedFinancialPlanningFirmNavigatorinNorthernIreland.
tephen, aged 62, was a very successful
property developer running his own
construction company with his wife, Kate.
During the credit crunch the business was
badly affected. There were numerous
banking facilities in place against the value of
land which was now valued at a fraction of the
original cost. Further to charges over the land,
the banking facilities were also secured with
personal guarantees against Stephen.
Kate works along with her husband in the
construction business. Prior to that she worked
in a large organisation, which has provided
her with a preserved Defined Benefit pension.
Their home in Northern Ireland is unencum-
bered with a value of approximately £900,000.
They have five children, most of whom are
married with their own children. They have
one daughter however, who is “still on the
payroll” while she is at university.
Stephen and Kate enjoy spending time with
their children and grandchildren, visiting their
holiday home in Donegal and travelling to the
Canary Islands. They had planned to originally
retire at age 60 however this was pushed back
when the credit crunch took hold. Their main
objective now is for Stephen to be able to retire
at65.
The couple were referred to us by their
accountant, a professional connection of
Navigator’s. Basically, Stephen and Kate were
worried that they would not be able to meet
their objective of Stephen retiring at 65 consid-
ering the personal guarantees which the bank
held in relation to property loans. They had
numerous retail investments across various
wrappers including ISA, SSAS, personal
pensions and investment bonds. They also had
Kate’suncrystallised Defined Benefit scheme
which had an NRA of 60 (just a few months
away).
Stephen and Kate’s initial query was that
they wanted to know if they could use the very
significant transfer value in Kate’s pension to
pay down some of the loan facilities and help
remove the personal guarantees from Stephen’s
name. The short answer to this question was
of course, yes. The prudent response however
was, should they? This is where the initial
meeting and setting objectives became vital.
At the first meeting, we established Stephen
and Kate’s real objectives. We soon discovered
that their initial question regarding Kate’s
pension was only part of the overall objective
– of allowing Stephen to be able to retire at age
65.
It was very clear at this point that the team
approach at Navigator would be required in
this case. There were so many moving parts to
the scenario (the company, debts, assets and
investments), that the clients really did not
know where they were now, let alone howthey
would achieve their objectives. It would take a
joined up, team approach to help ensure that
Stephen and Kate received the level of advice
and service required to help them to under-
stand and work towards their long-term objec-
tives. Our proposal therefore was very focused
Continued on page 18
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PLANNER CASEBOOK
Timesweretoughforconstructionfirmswhen
thecreditcrunchhitandtheseclients were
amongthosetosuffer.
Casebook Brief
Stephen (62) and Kate (59) were referred to us by a local accountancy practice (a long standing professional connection) as they were in need of
some advice regarding their personal finances. The couple have a property development business which, during the credit crunch, experienced
some verydifficult times.
It continues to work its way out of debt and this is one of the main reasons why their accountant asked us to speak with them. Stephen had
some personal guarantees on banking facilities and wanted to alleviate some of the hurt that these were causing, without impacting severely on
their long-term goals. Both he and Kate wanted to tidy up their affairs with the objective of being fully retired by the time Stephen is 65.
This is a real life case study. Names and some other details have been changed to protect confidentiality.
2. John Sloan, Financial Planner at Navigator Financial Planning
John Sloan is a Financial Planner with Navigator Financial Planning, a CISI Accredited Financial Planning Firm, having
joined in March 2016. He is now approaching 10 years in the industry. John works closely with fellow planners at
Navigator - director David Crozier and Dale Kirkpatrick, in helping clients to plan for their financial future. Navigator’s
aim is to ensure that all their clients are afforded the same high level of advice and service from every member of the team
and it is this team approach which John feels is vital for the future of the industry. A keen golfer and aspiring chef, John
will usually be found on the golf course, in the kitchen or spending time with his young family.
Continued from page 17
on Financial Planning and would involve the
use of cashflow modelling.
There were many factors which had to be
considered - the deferred Defined Benefit
pension, several personal pensions (including
a SSAS, as well as a mishmash of retail invest-
ments thus adding to the complexity of the
case. This was when the joint team effort really
worked well as our technical experts came in
and provided their expertise regarding the
case.
Once information was collected in
relation to the existing retail investments, we
conducted a full analysis using the Navigator
Portfolio Analysis Tool. This revealed that the
overall portfolio was out of kilter for Stephen
and Kate in terms of their risk profile as the
asset allocation was heavily skewed to UK
Equities. It also showed that the current
portfolio was underperforming in comparison
to what should have happened had they
invested simply in the underlying asset classes.
This underperformance was partly down to
poor performance by the existing active fund
managers, exacerbated by the fairly high fees.
Stephen and Kate were very surprised to
hear this information – especially in terms
of the overall risk profile of their current
portfolio. The next step was to create a
financial plan. This was based largely on the
cashflow model built using Voyant. This
helped to demonstrate the current financial
situation to Stephen and Kate. It furthermore
helped show the steps that would we would
need to take to ensure their long term financial
security. These steps included–
Consolidation of retail investments to a
platform. This would include personal
pension switches, GIA and ISA transfers to a
single platform (with overall lower charging
structure as well as permitting a single
investment strategy)
Adherence to a single, evidence based
investment strategy based on a strategic
asset allocation model
Biannual Regular Progress Meetings
Utilisation of current personal cash deposits
and company working capital to help reduce
overall liability, thus releasing Stephen’s
personal guarantees
CrystallisingKate’sdeferredDefined Benefit
Pension (see notesbelow)
The crucial point from the financial plan
was that they did not need to use Kate’s
deferred Defined Benefits pension to reduce
the overall debt and remove the personal
guarantees. We carried out detailed analysis of
the DB Pension taking into consideration the
transfer values, Kate’s risk profile and overall
DB pension benefits. These were compared to
the potential benefits of a transfer to a personal
pension including overall death benefits and
25% PCLS (tax free cash).
This showed that it was more beneficial
for Kate to crystallise her DB pension and
pay down some of the existing debt using her
PCLS (tax free cash) and income. This was
factored into the financial plan, along with the
cashflow model, and demonstrated that the
debt could be paid down in full by the end of
2017 (when business transactions and income
were also considered). This process showed
that as attractive as it may have seemed to vest
pension benefits (due to pension freedoms)
via a transfer, the rights given up would be
disproportionate and the overall objectives
could be achieved by other means. Not only
has the immediate objective of reducing the
personal guarantees been achieved, but Kate
has a guaranteed income for the rest of her life,
which suits her cautious risk profile.
Stephen and Kate’s company has a SSAS.
This consists of commercial development
land (75%), which will eventually be sold to
the property development company and cash
(25%). Since 75% of the value of the SSAS
is intrinsically linked to the potential sale of
assets to the property development business we
elected not to include it in the overall cashflow
modelling as it may A) not sell for what the
clients believe to be true value and B) may
not be sold for several years (past Stephen’s
retirement date). The cash within the SSAS is
also earmarked for liquidity purposes within
the sponsoring employer if needs be. In this
instance, we decided to run a number of ‘What
If ’ scenarios on the cashflow model. This
showed that if the commercial development
land was sold before retirement date and for its
true value then Stephen could afford to retire
before 65.
Once we presented the solution to Stephen
and Kate they were not only happy but also
visibly relieved. They were now in a position
whereby if they continued doing what they did
best – develop property – they would be able
to fully retire when Stephen was 65. Indeed,
they could achieve their objectives sooner if
the property development business improved
somewhat and the commercial development
land was sold from the SSAS. This was a very
powerful message to relay to the clients who
had genuine concern over their long term
financial future.
For Stephen and Kate this was both a life
changing and life enhancing experience.
The use of the financial plan meant that they
moved away from a transactional service to a
comprehensive Financial Planning experience.
They were able to achieve their objectives
without giving up the valuable benefits of the
DB pension. They now have the confidence to
move forward with their lives, knowing that
their financial future was on track and being
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lookingattheiroverallobjective.
Keypoint2Althoughattractiveatfirstsight,the
transferofKate’sdeferredDefinedBenefitPension
wasnottheonlypotentialsolutionandthiswas
shownthroughtheprocess.Infact,inthiscaseit
wouldhavebeenthewrongsolution.
Key Point3 Proper Financial Planning, using
cashflow modelling, showed that taking a
comprehensiveviewontheentiresituationwas
farmoreeffectivethanatransactional,piecemeal
approach.
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PLANNER CASEBOOK
What Happened Next...
Once the process was fully completed we sat down with Stephen and Kate to take stock of their new position. Wespoke in depth about the
business and they felt that they had really turned a corner. They informed us that business was improving steadily and the property
development company was considering purchasing some of the commercial development land from the SSAS. Further to this there was
increased liquidity within the company and as such there would be little to no potential reliance on the cash within the SSAS.
Wehave agreed to regular contact about this to ensure that we can begin the process of making this capital work harder for Stephen and Kate,
when the time is right. Since the initial Financial Planning session completed we have been in regular contact with Stephen and Kate to keep
them aware of what is happening in the background. For their part, Stephen and Kate are now in a position whereby a weight has been lifted
from their shoulders. They now have some more time to spend with their family and to enjoy regular holidays while still working towards their
main objective.