Annuities

Martin Tilley looks at the issues advisers need to bear in mind when recommending scheme pension.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has proposed three new measures to become part of its planned code of conduct for insurers selling annuities.

Pensioners retiring today are 62% worse off than those who retired 20 years ago because of falling gilt yields.

Annuity rates have fallen across the board for December as gilt yields have plunged to record lows.

Risk profiling, getting the right balance with pension funds and investing in America were all over the nationals at the weekend. Here's what your clients will be calling you about this week.

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we asked: Where do you see the main areas of growth in the annuity market?

This week: More publicity for income protection, the problem with investing in gilts and why mothers really do matter when it comes to pensions.

Retirement Angels founder Alan Higham has written an open letter to pensions minister Steve Webb demanding pension reform that pushes people towards advice.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed its opposition to advice as a solution to poor open market option (OMO) uptake.

Aviva's UK life and pensions sales increased by 6% to £8.1m during the nine months to 30 September.