Drawdown investment strategies are still playing catch-up

Stephanie Baxter
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There are increasing concerns retirees are not making informed decisions when choosing drawdown funds and could have high exposure to sequence risk, writes Stephanie Baxter.

After almost two and a half years of Freedom and Choice, the retirement income market has changed markedly. The number of retirees choosing drawdown has more than trebled since April 2015 as annuit...

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