How quickly do pension funds react to falling equity values?

[knocklyon]

I am a PAYE employee in a company that does not have a pension scheme. Each year I try to make a single premium pension contribution eg 2006 Eagle Star Managed Fund; 2004 Irish Life Consensus Fund. I now wish to make a contribution before the 31st October deadline. My question is how quickly do these funds react to movements in the stock markets? If I buy now am I likely to get more units than I would have before the recent downturn in equities?

 

[Rocy1]

Hi Knocklyn,

Most unit-linked funds are priced daily - so react straight away to market fluctuations.

Regards,

Roxy

 

[LDFerguson]

Many pension funds quote their unit prices online, e.g. [broken link removed], Irish Life, [broken link removed] and others so you can keep an eye yourself.

Liam D. Ferguson
www.ferga.com