Retirement

LV= has added a break clause to its fixed term annuity product which allows retirees to exit should their circumstances change.

Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) has launched a group to consider the impact fraud has on equity release, and to offer further protection to consumers.

Civil servants in the Prospect union have overwhelmingly voted to accept the government's changes to public sector pensions.

Research from our latest Adviser Barometer has told us that advisers are planning on making changes to their business model but many are still trying to decide what the best option for their business is.

Fiona Murphy asks why government has delayed long-term care legislation and what it means for the industry.

A financial adviser has failed in his appeal against a ban imposed on him by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failings related to advice on occupational pension transfers.

Aegon-owned national IFAs Positive Solutions and Origen have reported a combined £1m loss in the first quarter of the year, down from £2m in the final three months of 2011.

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are expected to join a 24-hour strike on Thursday against proposed pension changes.

A bankrupt who lost a High Court battle over whether he should hand over his pension to creditors will appeal the decision this autumn.

Thousands of former public sector workers have retired on pensions worth about £50,000 a year, twice the average UK age, a report from the Intergenerational Foundation has said.