Nathan Long – Is it time for a rethink on pension adequacy?

Sharp changes in Retirement Living Standards should prompt a pause and revaluation

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Nathan Long: Saving adequately for the future is as much a behavioural as it is an economic challenge
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Nathan Long: Saving adequately for the future is as much a behavioural as it is an economic challenge

The new Labour government are busy getting to grips with how they will run the country. Much has been made of the fact that pennies will be tight and so unleashing a wave of new spending looks unlikely. Pensions will be on the agenda though as Labour has now formally committed to a wide-ranging review.

This review will undoubtedly pick up on some old classics (pension dashboard, consolidation of schemes), some of the newer ideas (collective defined contribution and lifetime pensions) and, whisper...

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