Retirement

The sustained period of rising level annuity rates has stalled, according to Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau.

Legal & General (L&G) has extended its range of individual pensions with the launch of Portfolio Plus.

A trust designed to protect a client's SIPP lump sum death benefits from a future IHT charge on the death of their spouse has been launched by Fidelity FundsNetwork.

Scottish Life has launched a series of technical information leaflets on income drawdown to help IFAs advise clients on whether the pension option is suitable.

threesixty is offering a free updated version of its guide to IHT in response to the introduction of the transferable nil rate band announced in the last Pre-Budget.

Just Retirement's group total sales were £763.5m for the year ended 30 June 2008, up 12.8% year-on-year on the previous year's £676.8m.

Lincoln Financial Group is set to launch an intermediary extranet service for its Lincoln i2Live products, targeting the retirement planning market.

Only one in two people believe the state pension will still be in existence when they retire, research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suggests.

Increased investment in pension funds is helping schemes weather the turbulent markets and reduce deficits, according to research from Aon Consulting.

What is the inheritance tax position should a UK retiree die in while resident in France or Spain? Neil Chadwick answers this month's question