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Policy briefing: Running out of money in retirement

Open-access content Monday 4th June 2018 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

On 25 April, we hosted a roundtable event with industry experts and government to launch our policy briefing Can We Help Consumers Avoid Running Out Of Money In Retirement?

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On 25 April, we hosted a roundtable event with industry experts and government to launch our policy briefing Can We Help Consumers Avoid Running Out Of Money In Retirement? (see bit.ly/2qROsDl)

Attendees discussed the proposals set out in the report, which addresses the risk of consumers running out of money in retirement as they increasingly access their defined contribution pension pots without regulated advice. The briefing proposes combining drawdown and annuitisation to balance flexible access with guaranteed incomes.


This article appeared in our June 2018 issue of The Actuary .
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