annuity rates

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Are you are concerned about providing retirement advice when there is uncertainty over annuity pricing post G-Day?

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Billy Burrows looks at the different retirement income options available for clients

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.

Six in 10 IFAs are ‘concerned' about advising female clients to buy lifetime annuities ahead of the introduction of the gender equality ruling, according to research.

Workers approaching retirement could be hit by significantly weaker annuity rates as the eurozone's economy enters a technical recession, an adviser group has warned.

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Conventional annuity rates have dropped 7% since June and enhanced rates have fallen 5% in the same period, according to analysis from provider MGM Advantage.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Will you encourage male clients to buy an annuity before the EU gender ruling takes effect in December?

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