Retirement

Advisers should 'stop carping' about FSCS levy bills

Aegon has initiated a review of its annuity business in the UK.

Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his Autumn Statement alongside the government's spending review on 25 November.

Aegon is preparing to sell off parts of its UK-based operations, Sky News reports.

Zurich is planning to launch a drawdown product that allows clients to convert assets into an income for life at a chosen point in retirement.

The Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) has created an industry standard for retirement advisers.

Wealth manager Mattioli Woods has bought advice firm Taylor Patterson for £8.3m, adding a further £640m to its £5.4bn of client assets.

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