Annuities

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: Do we need the FCA to introduce a code of conduct for non-advised annuity sales?

The survival of commission and lax regulation are fuelling a "significant shift" to non-advice in the mass market for annuities, at the expense of professional advice, transparency and healthy consumer outcomes, according to the Financial Services Consumer...

Fiona Murphy looks at AJ Bell's recent wish-list for pension reform, including calls to scrap flexible drawdown, and asks other industry players for their views.

As TPAS celebrates its 30th anniversary chief executive Michelle Cracknell tells Helen Morrissey about her plans for the service.

Women expect to receive an average of £3,000 less in joint retirement income than men, according to research from Prudential.

Alan Higham considers the potential alternatives to annuities in a retirement income strategy

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Should all pension charges be capped at 0.5%?

Since the coalition came to power in 2010, Steve Webb has been charged with the task of implementing auto-enrolment. Helen Morrissey spoke to the pensions minister about the first year of AE and challenges that lie ahead

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

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