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The Pensions Income Choice Association (PICA) is today issuing a request for information to develop a directory of financial intermediaries.

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

An MP has demanded the government creates a nationalised low-cost annuity provider to protect pensioners from poor retirement products.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) must force pension providers to push retirees towards specialist annuity advice, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has said.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has proposed a nationalised brokerage system to help retirees get the best annuity rate and reform the current "toxic system".

In December the ABI launched a consultation into improving the shopping around process for retirement income. Helen Morrissey asks whether the proposed processes go far enough to solve this issue.

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

Retirement Planner asks industry spokespeople: What is your New Year's resolution for the retirement planning market?

Steve Lowe discusses recent evolution within the annuity market

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