Alexander Forbes hits out at EU ruling on equal annuities

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Equalising annuity rates for men and women will be part of the "slow death for conventional annuities", Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau says.

An EU ruling that it is discriminatory to give women lower annuity rates than men may come into force on 1 March, if it is passed by the European Court of Justice. However, providers say the dis...

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