Prudential launches flex drawdown ahead of pension freedoms

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Prudential has launched a flexible drawdown option to its range of retirement products ahead of pension freedoms which come into force in April next year.

The flexible drawdown product is available through Prudential's Flexible Retirement Plan wrapper and available to customers with guaranteed secure income of £12,000 a year which can come from a combined range of sources including workplace pensions, an annuity, the state pension and overseas pensions. It will be updated when regulations change this coming April to provide flex-access drawdown to new and existing clients. Prudential head of business development Vince Smith-Hughes said: "These changes will allow customers to access income drawdown without limits which is suited to clien...

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