Scheme members delaying annuity purchases

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Four-fifths of scheme members are postponing annuity purchases in the wake of the Budget reforms, according to research.

Almost 80% of pensioners are waiting for further information before making a decision, Hargreaves Lansdown's survey of 1,531 individuals found. Some 58% of respondents admitted they had put off b...

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