Exclusive: Public attitudes to pension freedoms 7 years on

The IFoA looks at whether individuals have made informed choices about retirement

Hope William-Smith
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Exclusive: Public attitudes to pension freedoms 7 years on

Seven years on from the introduction of pension freedoms, savers across the UK perceive the flexibilities as a ‘good thing’, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) says.

The institute carried out preliminary research in 2016 into how people responded to the introduction of freedoms one year on. Seven years on, the same research has been conducted again, determining...

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