Annuities

Cashing in your pension sounds better in theory than in practice, says Mike Ferguson of pension provider Barnett Waddingham.

Fiona Murphy asks: What do the sweeping changes introduced in the Budget mean for financial advisers?

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In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask if you believe the insurance industry is able to deliver the Chancellor's "retirement advice for all" pledge.

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Royal London Group chief executive Phil Loney has called on the industry and regulator to come up with a "new form of advice" to service those at point of retirement and meet the challenge set by the Chancellor.

Treasury select committee chairman Andrew Tyrie has criticised the regulator's review of the annuities market, saying it was headline grabbing and had "taken us very little further forward" in terms of giving insight into the problems of the market.

Prudential chief executive Tidjane Thiam received £8.7m in pay and perks last year, amid accusations that the life and pensions sector fails to treat customers fairly.

Will annuities go the way of the dinosaur?

It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend