Conventional annuity rates have fallen 6.98% while enhanced rates have dropped by 5.32% since June 2009, according to figures from MGM Advantage.

The £1.5bn that the government has put on the table to settle the long-running Equitable Life saga is a good deal.

Fewer than one in five retired people feel it is their responsibility to leave money to their children, according to a study from Friends Provident.

Over 12,000 teachers have written to their MPs to oppose the public sector pensions cuts proposed by Lord Hutton.

Consolidation vehicle Resolution has paid £165m to acquire Bupa Health Assurance (BHA) using surplus capital from its last acquisition, Friends Provident.

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At long last, the Government appears to have listened to the pensions industry but some niggling doubts remain about how its plans will work in practice.

A fifth of intermediaries in the group pensions market believe they will have fewer customers and earn less because of the RDR, according to a study from ORC International.

The DWP's free Pension Tracing Service has helped 350,000 people find out if they are eligible for a workplace pension pot from previous employers.

The FTSE climbed 1.1% this morning to 5724.37 after rumours of more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve gained momentum last night.