PLSA 24: IFS warns of retirement renting and low economic growth

PLSA talk says adequacy, retirement renting and slow economic growth are key issues

Jasmine Urquhart
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IFS director Paul Johnson
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IFS director Paul Johnson

Slowing economic growth, renting in retirement and managing longevity risk are the key issues for the pensions industry given the macroeconomic environment, a keynote speaker at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) Investment Conference says.

Speaking at a PLSA session in Edinburgh yesterday (27 February), Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson said with lower economic growth and increasing population in the UK, there is a d...

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