Budget
Annuities if theyre no longer compulsory
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Annuities survery
Advisory firms are almost evenly split on whether or not new rules regarding pensions have created a need for new products, a FundsNetwork survey has revealed.
Retirement | 8 Oct 14
Unbounded QROPS withdrawal much ado
A Government consultation on granting QROPS a 100% withdrawal allowance has been labelled “much ado about nothing” by a leading figure in the international pensions industry.
Guidance guarantee levy unfair on advisers
A proposed levy to pay for the UKs guidance guarantee would be unfair on advisers and consumers, according to IFA trade body APFA.
Retirement | 11 Sep 14
Annuity sales drop by a third following
Annuity sales have fallen by more than a third over the first and second quarter of 2014, confirming a lessening use of the product following the pension reforms announced in this years Budget.