Richard Parkin: Where next for retirement advice?

Retirement sector trends

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Three years into pension freedom, there is no doubt the advice sector has seen a huge surge in demand, writes Richard Parkin, but how might that demand develop and what can advisers do to meet client needs?

Earlier this year I teamed up with Heather Hopkins of Next Wealth to take a look at how the retirement market might develop over the coming years. Three years on from the introduction of pension freedom, there is no doubt the advice sector has seen a huge surge in demand - however, we wanted to know how that demand would develop and what advisers and providers would need to do to meet client needs. Our first report, published in July, covered retirement advice and was followed by one in October looking at regulation and innovation. Together, they provide some interesting insight into whe...

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