High-involvement investment options

Take a hands-on role in managing your investments

If you're a confident investor and want to take a hands-on role managing your investment, we believe these options could be for you.

If you're choosing an investment option, make sure it's suitable for your circumstances and the level of risk you're comfortable with and your plans for retirement.

Remember, that as well as the options below, your employer may offer different investment options specific to their scheme. For details of what these investment approaches are, check the information they’ve given you about their scheme.

Things to consider

We currently offer two types of investment approaches – Self-style and Phased Switching (which are explained below). They're both pre-determined investment paths through which we'll automatically move your money between specified funds during your journey to retirement.

  • We'll automatically move your money on set dates, regardless of market performance and economic conditions at that time. As a result, your money may not move at a time that gives you the best return on your investment.
  • These investment approaches work based on the age you’ve told us you want to retire. If you decide to take your retirement benefits from your pension pot earlier or later than your chosen retirement age, it may be worth reviewing how your money is invested.
  • If you intend to change the way you take your retirement benefits or how you invest your money, we recommend you speak to a financial adviser to go over your investment choices.
  • If you're close to your chosen retirement age, there may be less chance for investment growth because you have less time to invest and recoup any losses which may occur due to conditions in the financial markets.
  • Because you should aim to grow your money in the earlier years of your retirement journey, and we then aim to prepare your money for your retirement in later years, you could receive a lower return from the funds we move your money into than from the funds you were previously invested in.
  • Please remember, the value of your pension pot can go down as well as up, and is not guaranteed and you might get back less than the amount paid in.
  • Whether a Self-style or Phased Switching investment approach is right for you will depend on your individual circumstances, so we recommend you speak to a financial adviser.
  • You can change your investment choice at any time.

Self-style Universal approach

Self-style Annuity approach

Phased Switching Universal approach

Phased Switching Annuity approach

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