Better pensions require higher risks

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Around 70% of advisers believe clients will have to learn to accept higher levels of risk when planning for retirement, claims Lincoln Financial Group.

The survey of 107 advisers, carried out by George Street Research on behalf of Lincoln, suggest people need to take greater care with their financial planning to ensure they have enough money for a comfortable retirement. But according to Lincoln Financial, the findings of the survey suggest for the majority of advisers this means clients should be willing to accept higher levels of risk when investing for retirement. It adds the latest figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) show a 54% rise in total single premium individual new pensions business and a 45% rise in regula...

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