Retirement

Fresh from its triumphant win at this year's International Investment Fund and Product Awards, Axa Isle of Man is not about to rest on its laurels, but instead plans to expand its international operations further. Sarah Godfrey speaks to CEO Kevin Dean...

New Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules have led some commentators to suggest that bonds are dead in the water. Stephen Hamp goes through what the changes really mean for investors and advisers?

Christine Senior looks at the options available to retirees looking to mitigate the effect of inflation on their retirement income

Otto Thoresen's pilots for his new Money Guidance Service could be ideal as a testing ground for generic advice for the annuity open market option (OMO), according to pensions expert Dr Ros Altmann.

New research by Metlife has revealed that around 38pc of IFAs plan to advise clients to use guarantees in their pension planning this year, driven by an increasing interest in alternatives to conventional annuities.

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IFAonline.co.uk has been inundated with comments on mortgage dual-pricing over the last few months. In response to requests from our readers, we are launching a campaign on the issue with a view to making the FSA listen properly to advisers' and brokers'...

Scottish Widows could be hit with a compensation claim which could cost it up to £1bn, following accusations it gave negligent advice to around a hundred final salary pension schemes.

Annuity rates have rebounded to beat the highs seen in December last year after faltering slightly during Q1 2008, according to Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts.

The cost of guarantees on variable annuity products should be kept at 1% or less of the fund value per annum for consumers to be willing to pay for them, according to three-quarters of attendees at a recent Watson Wyatt debate.