Defaqto publishes pension freedoms and risk guide

In conjunction with Canada Life

Sophie King
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Financial information firm Defaqto has released a guide on balancing pension freedoms and risk in the modern advice world.

The paper, 'Balancing pension freedoms and risk in the modern advice world', published Monday (6 January), was written in conjunction with Canada Life to equip advisers with information and advice to help guide them on advising on pension freedoms. Defaqto said the guide will help advisers to understand the retirement landscape by securing information on a range of products and solutions and the key aspects of regulation surrounding retirement strategy. The first section of the guide evaluates the market landscape and summarises current legislation and the options available to clients...

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