Risk averse pre-retirees rule out annuities

Just one in ten UK adults aged over 50 are willing to risk their money

Sahar Nazir
clock • 1 min read
Risk averse pre-retirees rule out annuities

An estimated 19 million UK adults over the age of 50 may be overlooking annuities, according to research released today (28 June) by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

More than one-third (37%) of respondents are unwilling to take risks with their money saying they are worried about not having enough money to last the duration of their retirement, while more than...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Industry

Deferred DC membership grows to 23 million

Deferred DC membership grows to 23 million

Figures show membership of deferred private sector DC schemes grew by over two million in a year

Holly Roach
clock 02 April 2026 • 3 min read
Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

Run-on becomes ‘dominant’ endgame option, Howden acquires Hymans IFS team, M&G illiquid asset transfer

Professional Pensions
clock 02 April 2026 • 1 min read
SPP expands membership to around 90 organisations

SPP expands membership to around 90 organisations

Society says it has close to 90 members employing over 20,000 industry professionals

Martin Richmond
clock 02 April 2026 • 1 min read
Trustpilot