Pension freedoms have delivered flexibility in the last ten years, but 'at a cost'

AKG paper says consumers value choice but are aware of risk of running out of funds

Jasmine Urquhart
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Pension freedoms have delivered flexibility in the last ten years, but 'at a cost'

Pension freedoms have delivered flexibility but “at a cost”, according to research by financial strength ratings specialist AKG.

The ‘Ten Years of Freedoms' research paper, sponsored by Fidelity and Standard Life, looked at results from 2,000 consumers and 100 advisers, and found the majority (71%) of consumers value the abi...

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