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Adrian Shandley looks at the options available to clients building a retirement portfolio

The Financial Services Authority was yesterday accused of going too easy on Britain's troubled lenders by testing their financial resilience against unchallenging assumptions, reports The Telegraph .

A new service has been launched to make it easier for advisers and their clients to search and apply for an annuity.

Enhanced annuity sales have continued to grow in early 2009, and further expansion is expected, says Watson Wyatt.

The Bank of England's deputy Governor has raised the prospect of imposing an effective tax on Britain's banks to help shoulder the cost of the financial bail-outs, reports The Telegraph .

A lifetime annuity or trivial commutation is likely to be the most appropriate decumulation option for personal accounts members, PADA says.

City finance professionals are so worried about the future that nearly 30% are planning to leave London, according to a survey by jobs website eFinancialCareers.

Harry Nimmo's quality-orientated methodology, which he sticks to regardless of economic conditions, has helped make his UK Smaller Companies fund a top performer in the sector

Peter Hicks, head of UK retail sales at Fidelity International, explains how the Retail Distribution Review will drive advisers to segment their business and why they will be better-off for it

The increasing popularity of high tech solutions for advisory firms could bring an end to the traditional paraplanner role, according to 2plan Wealth Management.