Income

An IFA has accused annuity providers of failing to treat customers fairly if they continue to offer the products at well below leading rates.

Former head of marketing at Lincoln Financial, Simon O'Connor, has left the firm following its purchase by Sun Life of Canada.

A quarter of advisers feel they are unable to take advantage of growing opportunities in the annuities market because they lack the skills to make it profitable.

Sun Life of Canada has reduced the allowable level of equity exposure for its income guarantees.

Colin Bell discusses the findings of the Retirement Planner at-retirement research

With income drawdown complaints on the rise Fiona Tait takes a look at why this may be and attempts to explode some myths around this product.

Now that the Civil Service has announced that it will scrap its retirement age from April 2010, we have a clear indication of intent for the Government's review of the Default Retirement Age (DRA), due early next year.

Question: So, with the volatile US markets, they are a plethora of risks with ULG's that derive from across the pond. Do the experts still trust in the US market?

Annuity advice should be made as widely available as possible, before the industry starts pushing direct-to-consumer options, according to Living Time.

Advisers could face regulatory repercussions if they fail to warn their income drawdown clients about the potential pitfalls of taking their tax free cash early.