'Pension funds do not yield enough, and we want to offer an alternative'

‘Pension funds do not yield enough'

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Natixis Global Asset Management head of UK retail Chris Jackson tells Julia Rampen how the group plans to make a splash in the pensions market as it looks to become a ‘major player' in the UK.

The UK’s savings landscape continues to change apace, with the annuity market overhaul poised to spark increasing demand for flexibility from retirees. Presenting challenges for insurers, it nonetheless opens door for other groups to offer alternative products to existing pensions, and is the “number one” priority for Natixis, a relative newcomer to the UK. It is tough for any group to make a name for itself in the UK, given the huge amount of competition in the market. That task has fallen in part to Chris Jackson, head of UK retail at Natixis Global Asset Management since 2013. ...

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