The illusion of change: assessing the changes to retirement income
Since the coalition government came to power in May the retirement income industry has seen unprecedented change - not least the launch of a consultation on abolishing the Age 75 rule. This is a subject close to the hearts of many within the retirement income market and has been greeted with almost universal enthusiasm.
Of course it is great that retirees have more flexibility. They can choose to annuitise later or not at all and the introduction of capped and flexible drawdown means people have more choice than...
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UK Pensions Awards 2019 - The night in pictures
Here they are...all the pictures from the UK Pensions Awards 2019.
PP Rising Star Awards - The Winners
Here they are - the winners of the inaugural Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards...
Master trusts: Cracking the governance challenge
Almost 10 million people are now enrolled in multi-employer pension schemes*, with larger FTSE employers now being attracted by their more efficient governance arrangements
Actors call on Aviva to swap to low-carbon default
Academy Award-winning actors have called on Aviva to set up a low-carbon default fund for the £110m Equity Pension Scheme.
Drawdown investment strategies are still playing catch-up
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.