Covid success to see cashing in 'surge' over pension freedoms

UK investment platform provider A J Bell is predicting a significant increase in withdrawals from pension pots compared to the unusual circumstances caused by the Covid pandemic over the last year.  In five of the six years since the pension freedoms launched in April 2015, the first three months of the tax year has seen the highest volume of flexible withdrawals. The exception is the 2020/21 tax year, when withdrawals dipped to £2.3bn amid severe stock market uncertainty. Total withdrawals have been between 10% and 33% higher between April and July than the next largest quarter in...