+1. My TP collection year reset this week (I had about 900 TPs) and the EC webpage now states
My Tier Points : 0 (Gold)
Tier Point collection year ends : 08 Feb 2015
Card expiry date : 31 Mar 2014
So I can look forward to another year of Gold to 31 Mar 2015.
However, in order to retain Gold past that date, I'd have to earn the full 1500 TPs, and since I have very few travel plans this year, I think it'll be a soft landing in 13 months' time for me