Annuities

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

Mike Morrison takes a look at the retirement landscape and asks how has it really changed over recent years?

ANNUITIES

At retirement specialist Just Retirement has reported record group sales for the first quarter of 2012-2013 of £455.5m, an increase of 36.6% on last year.

Advisers believe uncertainty over future pricing will make it difficult to advise women on lifetime annuities before the EU gender directive on 21 December, Primetime Retirement has found.

Old Mutual is to launch a range of at-retirement products, in a bid to rival upscale wealth managers like St James's Place.

Advisers will have a bigger job on their hands after gender equalisation comes into force this year, indicates research.

FIVE THINGS

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

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Are you clients taking a blended approach to retirement planning?