Peter Roos: Taking money out earlier means losing the potential investment growth on those savings and leaving a smaller pot to support what could be several decades in retirement
The value of taxable pension withdrawals by people under the age of 65 has passed £75bn since pension freedoms were introduced in 2015, analysis from Lumera shows.
The insurance tech provider analysed HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) private pensions data from July 2026 and found that a total of £124.7bn has been taken from pensions as taxable flexible payments si...
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