Default retirement pathways are risky but worthwhile

James Phillips
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The Pensions Policy Institute has called for the introduction of default decumulation pathways. James Phillips says the innovation could be risky, but is a worthwhile cause.

Default funds are the mainstay of auto-enrolment (AE), providing savers brought into pensions through the power of inertia with a carefully-crafted route to maximise their retirement income. It ...

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James Phillips

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