Tim Jablonski: Non-advised decumulation investment pathways are a herculean task

IGCs and GAAs

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After the deadline for implementing investment pathways for pension providers was pushed back by the FCA, Tim Jablonski explores the difficulties they face

Risk. An innocuous enough four-letter word. Not likely to offend in the way others do, yet nonetheless loaded with connotation likely to elicit visceral reactions in many. Successfully helping people engage with what risk means to them personally - so they understand their attitude towards it, and capacity for it - is no mean feat.  Successfully meeting that challenge remotely, without a human being to support end investors through the investment process, renders it a Herculean effort. Enter investment pathways. Not quite 12 labours-worth of effort, but with a tight deadline for im...

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