Inquiry: What advisers really think about the Budget

The recent Budget was surprisingly eventful and, dare I say it, was the Budget for financial – particularly retirement – advisers to pick up the gauntlet. This theme has pretty much dominated everything we have been writing about recently, even within the pages of this issue. There have been the pension providers happy with the changes to flexible drawdown and rules that have heralded the end of pensions liberation. Annuity providers endured a turbulent time in the stock markets after chancellor George Osborne's announcement that no one would have to purchase an annuity.  Advisers ...