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The future is looking bright for fixed-term annuities as Helen Morrissey discovered at a round table event on the at-retirement market

Simon Smallcombe looks at the importance of guarantees at times of market volatility

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a consultation outlining the options for easier workplace pension transfers, dubbed by pensions minister Steve Webb as "Operation Big Fat Pension Pot".

Means testing for winter fuel allowance would reduce spending on pensioner benefits despite the administrative cost, the government has said.

The National Employment Savings Trust Corporation (NEST Corp) has admitted scaling back its take up projections, and said the auto-enrolment delay for small businesses will increase its loan repayments.

The restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) may no longer be appropriate, two of its chief officers have said.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

Andy Zanelli takes us through the complex world of enhanced and primary PCLS protection

Pensioners retiring today are 62% worse off than those who retired 20 years ago because of falling gilt yields.

Annuity rates have fallen across the board for December as gilt yields have plunged to record lows.