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Consumers looking for the best annuity option will be able to compare rates from a range of providers from Wednesday.

A Liberal Democrat paper prepared for the party's conference will call for the lifetime allowance on tax free pension savings to be cut from £1.25m to £1m.

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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A worrying number of savers risk walking blindly into retirement by failing to monitor and review their pension pots, research has found.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.