Best and worst-paying annuity gap widens on bond-market volatility
The gap between the best and worst-paying annuities has spiked higher in…
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Claire Trott: Navigating annuities and inheritance tax
Since the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget announcement on plans for pensions to be…
Legal & General annuity sales reach all-time high of £2bn
Legal & General Retail has revealed its annuity sales have reached an…
It will take another 20 years to close the gender pensions gap, says Scottish Widows
At the current rate of progression, it will take another 20 years…
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Retirees with an annuity experience less stress
UK retirees who are annuity holders are more likely to report lower…
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Surge in people accessing pensions without advice
The number of pension plans accessed for the first time surged in…
M&G appoints Procter to lead activity in bulk purchase annuity market
M&G has appointed Kerrigan Procter as managing director of its corporate risk…
Billy Burrows: What interest rate cuts mean for annuities
Does the Bank of England cutting interest rates for the first time…
Standard Life deploys new annuity transfer tracker from Origo
Standard Life has become the latest firm to deploy Origo’s new Annuity…
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Drawdown the ‘dominant’ retirement strategy despite improved annuity rates
Drawdown remains the ‘dominant’ retirement strategy despite annuity rates improving, new research…
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Nurse-led assessments key to higher annuity rates
While there hasn’t been much to celebrate about in this environment of…
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Aegon reports UK profits of £186m in 2023
Aegon announced an overall UK profit of £186m in 2023, as part…
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Billy Burrows: Words of wisdom for advisers who missed the annuity golden age
The great annuity revival started in the summer of 2020, when bond…
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Canada Life UK sees record-breaking year for sales in 2023
Canada Life UK has reported its highest-ever sales of £4.3bn in 2023,…
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Royal London named ‘most-recommended’ pension provider
Royal London has been named the most recommended and preferred pension provider…
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Billy Burrows: How to have your cake and eat it with annuities
Annuities are comfortably playing an important role in retirement planning again, with…
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Adrian Boulding: Figures don’t match up on joint life annuity sales
The cumulative effects of negative global and UK-specific events have pushed up…
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Canada Life reports record-breaking annuity sales
Canada Life UK has reported record-breaking annuity sales, as demand for income…
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Adrian Boulding: Goldilocks and the annuities
We are in the reporting season for insurers to tell us how…
