Aviva

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Fiona Murphy writes on the equity release market's surge in momentum.

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Fiona Murphy says although annuity sales have slumped, new research shows they can still represent fair value for money.

Tom Nall has been appointed to the newly-created role of director of workplace solutions at support services firm SimplyBiz Group.

Aviva UK has reported a 21% drop in the value of new life business it wrote in the first half of the year, mainly due to a steep fall in annuity business.

Provider Aviva's platform is on course to achieve profitability in 2016 and its target of £6bn in assets under management (AUM) by the end of this year, after its AUM has doubled in the last 12 months.

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Equity release has come of age. Advisers and providers alike are nothing if not familiar with the stringent regulation surrounding the modern generation of equity release products and the increasingly flexible range of options they offer.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.