Pension engagement only way to cut 'retirement anxiety'

Verona Kenny says industry has ‘moral duty’ to push engagement

Jenna Brown
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The financial services industry has a moral obligation to help relieve high levels of retirement anxiety among the population, delegates heard.

Speaking at the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) Women's Symposium 2025 yesterday (22 April), Aberdeen Adviser chief distribution officer Verona Kenny said advisers and the wider wealth planning arena could and should help address the pensions engagement problem. She said Aberdeen Adviser research had revealed 41% of people have "done nothing" to prepare for retirement. "What is stopping us? Why are we not planning for something that is so important?" she asked delegates. Kenny highlighted the introduction of Australian superannuation in the 198...

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