Annuities

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.

Vince Smith-Hughes discusses the difference between fixed-term annuities and annuity products

Just Retirement's value of new business after tax rose almost 50% to £82.8m for the year ending 30 June 2011.

The latest round of quantitative easing (QE) sparked a surprise rise in gilt yields yesterday, despite fears of long-term falls which could increase pension scheme liabilities.