Income

Skandia has reduced the annual management charge on its single priced income withdrawal pension product by 0.5% for new investors.

MetLife Europe will host a series of webchats and presentations for advisers, building on the launch of its Retirement Portfolio.

Lincoln Financial Group's (LFG) i2Live Annuity and Drawdown products have been added to Thinc's At Retirement product panel.

The Government must act now to prevent the current crisis situation for pensions getting even worse, according to policy adviser Dr Ros Altmann.

Living Time has launched a series of papers for advisers eyeing the growing opportunities in the retirement income market.

Recent fluctuations in the housing market mean people can no longer look with certainty at using their property to fund retirement. David Millar discusses the situation

Maureen Duckworth goes through the issues surrounding recycling tax free cash

A free guide for IFAs on the third way retirement product market has been launched.

Income drawdown has become the flexible solution sought by many in their post working life. From a standing start in the mid-1990s, this year, drawdown accounts for over 21% of new funds earmarked to provide retirement income.

Living Time, the AIG-backed UK annuities company, has stressed it is very much "business as usual" at the firm despite the troubles surrounding its American parent company.