Income

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

Helen Morrissey asks what needs to be done to ensure people get the best deal from exercising their open market option

Rogan Redfarn discusses the merits of using life settlement products in a retirement planning strategy

Each month, we ask our industry to answer one big question!

Matt Trott presents the findings of LV='s latest research into the annuity market