Income

Recent figures show a steep decline in the number of advisers in the market. Helen Morrissey asks whether there will be enough advisers to meet the demand for retirement advice

Andrew Pennie asks why income drawdown is not more widely promoted in decumulation strategies.

There is a wide market for annuity rates with many providers. Not all of them offer competitive rates all the time though.

Pushing the shopping around message to retirees does not go far enough and the industry should work together to highlight the need for advice, according to website Unbiased.

The Association of British Insurers has launched the Annuity Window to help retiring pension investors get the best deal from their retirement income.

Today insurance giants who condemn savers to a life sentence of rip-off pension payouts by depriving them of thousands of pounds of income have been named and shamed - by their own industry body.

Neil MacGillivray discusses the future prospects for flexible drawdown

The Treasury is to launch an advertising campaign promoting the Equitable Life compensation scheme after a damning report said its performance had been "unacceptably poor".

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