Much was made about pensioners going on a Lamborghini buying spree once the pension freedoms take effect but a new survey shows only 7% intend to take out their entire fund to use as they please.
Research from the National Employment Savings Trust suggested that a fifth may take some or all of their pension pot as a cash payment. Some 13% said they would take some and 7% said all of it in this form.
More than a fifth appeared to be uncertain how to go about treating their retirement funds, the survey found, with 22% saying they don't know what they will do.
But the findings also suggested that the reforms have increased awareness of and interest in the issue, with 34% of all respondents saying they will think about planning for retirement sooner. This rose to 40% among younger people (22-30).
Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "The new freedoms have reinvigorated interest in retirement planning. We wouldn't go so far as to say pensions are sexy now but they've certainly become more attractive."

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The following table summarises NEST's findings on investors' retirement intentions:





While only 16% said they wanted only a guaranteed income (eg an annuity), 48% wanted at least some guaranteed income. Just 19% said they wanted only an invested pension income (eg income drawdown) however 43% wanted some of their income to come from an investment fund.

Auto-enrolment continued to enjoy strong support, with NEST reporting 77% saying it is a good idea, compared to 68% in 2013 and 63% in 2011.
There have been 5 million new pension savers, compared to 2012 when it was launched. 


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