Taking a different view

In the increasingly competitive world of work, today's employer is under greater pressure to ensure the benefits they provide contribute directly to influencing employee behaviour, generate a maximum return on investment and help win the war for talent. A recent survey in the press found that 97% of the 250 advisers polled were in favour of abolishing the age limit at which a compulsory annuity should be purchased. The main justifications for this were cited as 'inability to remain invested', 'to allow continued contribution if clients are working', 'to enable financial assistance for chi...