The unique opportunity auto-enrolment presents

Robin Hames, head of technical, marketing and research at Bluefin Personal Consulting, reveals why the changing world of pensions will open up new doors for advisers.

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Robin Hames, head of technical, marketing and research at Bluefin Personal Consulting, reveals why the changing world of pensions will open up new doors for advisers.

The introduction of auto-enrolment offers a great opportunity for the next generation to get on the savings ladder. But what about those nearing retirement or who are already in existing pension schemes but not yet making informed decisions? The simple problem is that there is not enough advice available for those saving for retirement or those moving into the retirement stage. Challenging times By the end of this year two million people will have reached retirement age since the start of 2010. There will be a 22% increase in those reaching the milestone between last year and this a...

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