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On Air: Preparing for Pension Freedom

  • What the pension freedoms brought in
  • People's various options
  • What can we expect in terms of product innovation
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Speakers

  • Richard Parkin

    Richard Parkin

    Head of Retirement for Fidelity in the UK

  • Chris Daems

    Chris Daems

    Director of Cervello Financial Planning

  •  Emma Ann Hughes

    Emma Ann Hughes

    Editor of FTAdviser and Financial Adviser

  • George Houston

    George Houston

    Senior technical and development manager at Mattioli Woods

Agenda

April’s retirement income options







What challenges do advisers face in securing a retirement income in 2015? What are the pros and cons of the different options for accessing pension cash from April 2015 onwards?

The threat of poor decisions







How will Pension Wise work? What can advisers do to combat the threat of poor decisions and pension liberation scams? What can advisers do to combat the threat of poor decisions and pension liberation scams?

A rush to release cash and future income options







How much cash will be freed from pensions? What are the pros and cons of releasing defined benefit, defined contribution and personal pension cash? Where could this money end up? What can we expect in terms of future product innovation?

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  1. What is a downside of new flexible annuities, set to be launched with extended guarantees and variable lifetime income?

  2. What is one particular tax liability savers using UFPLS need to take account of?

  3. How many of the 3,600 Royal London customers sent ‘wake up’ letters in the final quarter of 2014 contacted Tpas?

  4. How many pension savers may have been contacted by scammers seeking to get their hands on pension cash?

  5. How much have experts predicted could be withdrawn from pensions in the first four months of the new regime alone?

  6. Unit-linked guarantees could surge from obscurity to what in annual sales, according to Axa Wealth?

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  • People's various options
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