Asset Allocator's Soapbox: Keeping clients' eyes on the prize

UK savers continue to face a barrage of challenges to their retirement income. In our 2014 Global Retirement index, which surveys global trends in retiree welfare, Britain ranked only 18th globally in its capacity to meet retirement security needs, behind most other leading European countries. Buoyed by health, environment and income, finances in retirement weighed heavily on the UK’s overall ranking. Of the 150 countries surveyed, Britain ranked 135th for old age dependency, 117th for stagnant low interest rates and 130th for high tax pressures – factors weighing heavily on already over...