Income

Second-hand annuity market needs 'strong controls and close policing'

Royal London is to heighten warnings it gives to pensions freedom retirees looking to encash their pots as hundreds of savers withdraw cash with the intention of keeping it in bank accounts.

Are second-hand annuities a disaster waiting to happen?

Investec Structured Products has launched a deposit plan for retirees it says offers an alternative to traditional annuities.

'Value is remembered long after price is forgotten'

Annuity provider merger raises pricing questions

Sanlam Private Wealth has launched a dedicated retirement income service for clients navigating the post-pensions freedom market.

NEST's fresh approach to the retirement 'glidepath'

The £1.7bn merger of providers Just Retirement and Partnership will result in a "near-monopoly" in the medically underwritten annuity market, a consultant has said.

Workers believe the tax treatment of pensions is too complex and would welcome switching to a system that treats pensions like ISAs, according to research from PwC.