Annuities

Prudential has launched an online modelling tool aimed at giving customers more clarity on their retirement planning.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

Pensions campaigner Ros Altmann is leading calls for a ban on automatic annuity purchases.

Almost 9,500 income drawdown contracts were written in the second quarter of the year, with the mean pot size dropping to just over £50,000, latest figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) show.

Towry has been ordered to pay compensation plus £250 for causing distress to a retiree after the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) ruled one of its advisers gave unsuitable advice by failing to inform her of a change in pension legislation affecting small...

Stephen Lowe takes a look at the recent Budget changes and highlights the need for more customer protection.

Helen Morrissey talks to a panel of industry experts about the issues empty nesters face preparing for retirement.

Many people look to the US and Australia as models of DC best practice. However, are we right to follow their lead when it comes to auto-enrolment? Helen Morrissey takes a closer look.

When looking at how to improve the UK's pension system we often look to systems such as those in the US and Australia for inspiration.

By combining Budget reforms with existing rules which reward savers who delay taking their State pension, eligible women can boost their payout by up to tens of thousands of pounds over a lifetime.