A whole new ball game: Drawdown post-pensions freedom

Pensions freedom and choice, introduced in April this year, changed the face of retirement income and opened up the income drawdown market to millions of savers. Here, Fidliety Worldwide Investment head of retirement Richard Parkin talks to Professional Adviser deputy editor and Retirement Planner editor Jenna Towler about the shifting landscape of drawdown. As he explains, while people who have accessed their pots via pensions freedom are now classed as 'drawdown pensioners' many are not taking a regular income from their pots. Parkin also outlines the options for people who do wa...