Retirement

Retirement | 14 Jan 15

The pensions changes announced in last years budget have already resulted in plummeting annuity sales in the UK market and a host of new products, but according to a new white paper by Altus, the continued lack of understanding around pensions represents a significant opportunity for advisers.

Retirement | 7 Jan 15

Published on 7 January, the report showed that 34% of 200 financial advisers polled in October 2014 predicted that risk-managed funds will usurp the traditional annuity as the market forerunner by 2025

Retirement | 5 Jan 15

Retirees could be given the option to trade in their annuities for cash if plans are given the go-ahead.

Companies | 3 Dec 14

Anticipated clarification around exactly how and whether QROPS will be included in the new Pension Flexibility rules to be introduced in April 2015 were missing from todays Autumn Statement.

Retirement | 25 Nov 14

Old Mutual Global Investors is at an “advanced stage” of setting up partnerships with selected life companies and platforms to develop pooled fund products for the retirement market, in readiness for next year’s radical UK pension regime reforms.