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Here you’ll find the latest insight and opinions on smoothed investing and how this can help clients manage the unique financial challenges and risks that could significantly impact their retirement.
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Andy Brown, Head of Fund Solutions at Standard Life, explains the basic principles of smoothed funds.
Understand the Retirement Risk Zone, a period of time where individuals face unique financial challenges and risks that can significantly impact their ability to retire comfortably.
You can use this video to support your client discussions around how a smoothed fund can work for their pension investments.
The interview – Andy Brown on how smoothed funds can meet clients’ needs
A little over a year ago, Standard Life’s Fund Solutions team recognised that the UK retirement landscape was quickly changing.
Andy Brown Head of Fund Solutions at Standard Life - 12 May 2025
Navigating the Retirement Risk Zone with Smoothed Funds
Retirement is a crucial moment in a person’s life, but approaching this watershed moment is something known as the Retirement Risk Zone.
Samantha Pardoe Senior Investment Development Manager at Standard Life - 12 May 2025
Standard Life plots a smoother course through the Retirement Risk Zone
If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that uncertainty is constant – and we never truly know what’s waiting around the corner.
Andy Brown Head of Fund Solutions at Standard Life - 10 Feb 2025
Retirement income: why smoothed funds and why now?
Has the recent market volatility along with significant regulatory change prompted some difficult conversations about retirement income with your clients?
Claire Altman Managing Director, Individual Retirement, Standard Life - 29 Jul 2024
Are smoothed funds the answer to major FCA concerns?
While the dust may have settled on the FCA’s Retirement Income Review, the regulator has stressed that retirement income advice would remain a key focus for its activities moving forward.
Claire Altman Managing Director, Individual Retirement, Standard Life - 18 Jun 2024
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