Provider Aegon is to launch a drawdown product with combined access to unit-linked guarantees to capitalise on pension freedoms.
Innovation required: How the annuity market is adapting to survive
Axa Life Europe has launched a unit-linked guaranteed range to equip advisers with different retirement options for their clients.
AXA has expanded its sales force to meet increased demand from advisers and their clients for unit-linked guaranteed products.
Advisers fear weak interest rates and turbulent markets will hit people's defined contribution (DC) pension funds, Aegon research has revealed.
Simon Smallcombe looks at the importance of guarantees at times of market volatility
Question: Where do unit-linked guarantees fit in as part of a retirement strategy?
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed rules to bring the protection of policyholders with unit-linked and index-linked life insurance products in line with new European legislation.
According to PA research, 66% of advisers polled said they did not recommend unit linked guarantees. Why do you think this is and what can be done to increase the number of advisers recommending the product?