Annuities

The FCAs' thematic review of the annuity market has been criticised as not going far enough fast enough.

What does the industry want from the FCA annuity paper?

Aegon product director Colin Bell dissects Steve Webb's switchable annuities plan

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Money spent on 'wake up packs' should be spent on providing retirees with a 15 minute conversation with a retirement expert.

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

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Is the Financial Ombudsman Service right to take into account good practice at the time an annuity was sold?

Stephen Lowe outlines the thinking behind the recently launched Pick-A directory and looks at how it can facilitate shopping around for a retirement income.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has said it will take into account good practice at the time an annuity was sold when judging complaints as it highlighted the variety of grievances it handles.

Retirees with small pots should be allowed to draw down savings as fixed-term pension to enable them to defer taking a state pension, says the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).