Annuities

While the average pension pot continues to languish around the £30,000 mark people need advice on how to get the most from their savings. Mike Morrison goes through some of the options

The use of postcodes in calculating annuities has always been controversial. Helen Morrissey finds out the pros and cons of using this approach

The Government has been very focussed on achieving political consensus on pensions, with some success especially on state pension reform. But on one area of pensions it's failed completely. No-one outside Government would pretend that the current rules...

Aegon has changed its annuities processes to allow IFAs to find instant online quotes from the Exchange or the Aegon website.

HM Revenue and Customs will clarify whether tax legislation allows pension schemes to offer an annuity under an open market option (OMO) without having to provide a pension themselves, according to the Pre-Budget Report (PBR).

Ian Owen takes us through the key issues advisers need to consider when choosing the right annuity for their client

While many people opt for a lifetime annuity at retirement there are other options out there. Kim Lerche-Thomsen highlights the need to shop around

Advisers expect to sell more income drawdown products than traditional annuities in the next year, according to research from Lincoln Retirement Income.

The growing aversion to annuities as a source of retirement income may put people at risk of running out of pension savings, warns a panel of pension experts.

Hargreaves Lansdown has released its first annual results to the London Stock Exchange since the company floated in May this year, with an increase in operating profits of over two thirds.