Free retirement planning webinars

26.02.2025

Hargreaves Lansdown, one of the UK’s leading annuity brokers, will be hosting a series of retirement planning webinars, which are free for ABF Scheme members.

These webinars won't be able to provide you with personalised financial advice, but they may help you get started with your retirement planning and consider your pension options. 

To find out more and book your place visit: www.retirementservices.co.uk/abfpension

Upcoming webinars 

Retirement options - Tuesday 4 March 2025, 10am to 10.45am

This webinar will cover: 

  • Your tax-free cash entitlement
  • Drawdown and annuities
  • The UK state pension

The UK State Pension  - Wednesday 5 March 2025, 10am to 10.45am

This webinar will cover: 

  • How much state pension might be
  • Changes to the state pension
  • Contracting out

Understanding Annuities - Thursday 6 March 2025, 10am to 10.45am

This webinar will cover: 

  • What annuities are and how they work
  • What factors determine how much pension you receive
  • Types of annuities and their feature

Unable to attend?

If you’re unable to attend the webinar, you can watch the recordings which will be published to the above website after the event. You will also find lots of additional resources on the website which you may find helpful. This includes videos covering a range of topics such as ‘accessing tax free cash’ and ‘pension consolidation’.

Find out more about your ABF pension

The webinars provide general pensions information and do not provide information about the ABF Pension Scheme. Lots more information about your ABF pension can be found on this website where you can also login to the secure member area to get an idea of how much your pension might be worth. 

If you have any further questions about your ABF pension, or you need any help logging into your online account, please contact us.   

Further advice and support

While we are happy to answer any questions you have about your ABF pension, we won’t be able to provide you with financial advice. If you need further support on making decisions about your pension, we recommend you seek advice from a suitably qualified, regulated financial adviser. You can search for an FCA-registered adviser on MoneyHelper’s Retirement Adviser Directory at: moneyhelper.org.uk/retirement-adviser-directory 

You can also obtain free pensions help and support from MoneyHelper, a free and impartial service backed by the government. Find out more at: moneyhelper.org.uk/retirement

General disclaimer

The webinars are run by Hargeaves Lansdown and as such we are unable to answer any questions which directly relate to them. We are making you aware of their availability in good faith for information purposes only. The Trustee cannot be held responsible for any incidental inaccuracies. This should not be seen as an endorsement or promotion of the services provided by Hargreaves Lansdown. The Trustee is unable to recommend the services of any financial adviser or annuity broker. If you wish to contact Hargreaves Lansdown directly, you are welcome to do so by emailing retire@hl.co.uk. The webinars are free; however, they will charge for any additional services used. 

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