Some group risk providers argue that innovation isn’t needed because their core products are very much fit for purpose. Others, however, clearly disagree and have been extending the choice available to intermediaries...
As if advisers didn’t already have enough to contend with as the April deadline for the new pension freedoms approaches, Chancellor George Osborne has decided annuities too should be liberated, via the...
In a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of pensioners will be able to get their hands on their retirement pots. Freed from the obligation of compulsory annuity purchase, it is expected...
The figures come from data analysed by spread betting platform IG Group. The prediction is based on the political markets IG has created for clients to trade on, including the number of...
Called Retirement Income Account, the solution aims to provide a low-cost and straightforward option for retirees in schemes managed by BlackRock, allowing the account holder to select an unlimited number of regular...
People in Scotland are expected to spend 17.9 years in retirement, compared to 17.7 years in England and 15 years in Wales, according to figures published today by ClubVita, the occupational pensions...
Taking place on Tuesday 19th May at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London the DC Investment Conference is an opportunity to be at the heart of the debate shaping and developing future retirement...
Fairs is concerned that an overly complex pensions tax system will lead to the closure of more private sector defined benefit schemes. It is calling for a government-led forum to be established...
A 60-year-old investor withdrawing what a level annuity would pay each year currently needs a net investment return of just 2.4 per cent to be able to buy an equivalent annuity a...
