Level annuity rates holding steady

The top male rate from Aviva was unchanged at £6450 for a male, aged 60 with a £100,000 purchase. Meanwhile Aegon Scottish Equitable upped its female rates by £88 per annum to £6108 for a 60-year-old female making a £100,000 purchase - grabbing top slot from last month's number one Aviva by just £8 per annum. However, the best index linked annuities slipped in July with last month's leader Canada Life cutting its rate by £74 per annum to £3695 (male, aged 60, £100,000 purchase) demoting it to fourth place on the table. Aviva gained the top position with its best rate of £3740 (male, aged 6...