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Retirement solutions provider Partnership has sold online advice service Annuity Direct to Retirement Angels for an undisclosed sum.

Just Retirement's group sales hit £1bn for the first time during the year ending June 30 2010, which is a 33% year-on-year increase.

Martin Tilley, pension consultant at Dentons Pension Management, has hit out at rival James Hay for providing a poor deal for customers on its SIPP cash accounts.

Details of the death of David Seaton, the founder of Rowanmoor Pensions, were revealed in an inquest yesterday.

Conventional annuity rates have fallen 6.98% while enhanced rates have dropped by 5.32% since June 2009, according to figures from MGM Advantage.

Fewer than one in five retired people feel it is their responsibility to leave money to their children, according to a study from Friends Provident.

Over 12,000 teachers have written to their MPs to oppose the public sector pensions cuts proposed by Lord Hutton.

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At long last, the Government appears to have listened to the pensions industry but some niggling doubts remain about how its plans will work in practice.

Cutting the annual pension allowance to £50,000 has been welcomed by the industry, but the move has immediate implications for higher earners.