Income

Tom Boardman highlights the benefits of annuities and discusses why drawdown should be approached with caution

David Dunn gives his opinion of variable annuity products and discusses whether the guarantee represents good value for money

Adam Wrench takes a look at the age 75 debate and finds there is more room for manoeuvre than first thought

Annuity firms must do more to ensure the fair treatment of pension customers, an FSA review into the Open Market Option (OMO) says.

Standard Life has launched a retirement planning tool for advisers to model client retirement scenarios.

Defaqto has upgraded its IFA research tools to provide improved functionality for post-retirement product queries.

AWD Chase de Vere has teamed up with Lincoln Financial Group, selecting the Lincoln i2Live annuity for its new investment annuity panel.

Bernard Footitt discusses the pros and cons of lifetime annuities

Rachel Vahey highlights the complexities around trivial commutation

Dave Harris argues that renaming the open market option may help people realise the importance of shopping around for the best retirement product