Income

Is non-advised annuity advice more expensive for consumers than full financial advice after RDR? Fiona Murphy looks at the issues

ANNUITIES

Shadow pension minister Gregg McClymont has warned any changes to the state pension must not damage private pension provision.

LV= has added a break clause to its fixed term annuity product which allows retirees to exit should their circumstances change.

Research from our latest Adviser Barometer has told us that advisers are planning on making changes to their business model but many are still trying to decide what the best option for their business is.

Billy Mackay highlights the benefits of income drawdown.

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists discussed Retirement in a video roundtable.

Just Retirement annuity sales, including enhanced and fixed term products, were up more than 35% to £313.2m to 31 March, third quarter results show.

FIVE THINGS

Two in five people planning to retire this year would be happy to work past 65 if they were able to, according to a survey.