Members can't retire on engagement alone

Isla MacFarlane says members need to know the full retirement picture, warts and all

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Isla MacFarlane says so-called 'zoomers' are overconfident about their pension
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Isla MacFarlane says so-called 'zoomers' are overconfident about their pension

A quick Google image search for pensions offers a fascinating glimpse into public consciousness. The eye is greeted with inscrutable graphs, government logos and irrelevant stock imagery.

It chimes with recent government research, which found that attitudes towards pensions were characterised by "detachment, fear, and complacency". The government hopes to sharpen the focus on pen...

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