Annuities
Industry
LV= has seen a drop in sales for its retirement solutions products as defined benefit (DB) transfers dwindled, its half-year results have revealed.
07 August 2018
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The High Court has approved Royal London's plan to allow customers with guaranteed annuity rates (GARs) to convert their guarantees into a top-up for their pension pot.
11 July 2018
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
Smart Pension and Legal & General (L&G) have partnered to create a workplace pension retirement income product that will combine drawdown and annuities.
15 May 2018
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
Around one in ten (11%) workers aged over 55 say pension freedoms have encouraged them to save more since the rules came into effect in April 2015, Prudential has found.
06 April 2018
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
A buyout tool which provides schemes with up-to-date pricing and comparisons between insurers has been launched by JLT Employee Benefits.
22 March 2018
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Prudential has sold £12bn in annuity assets to reinsurance business Rothesay Life as part of its M&G demerger announced today.
14 March 2018
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3 min read
Regulation
New regulatory rules which require providers and advisers to produce annuity illustrations will not solve the problem of consumer detriment as they are "fundamentally" flawed, according to Retirement Advantage.
22 February 2018
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1 min read
Appointments
Hymans Robertson has appointed Michael Abramson as a partner and risk transfer specialist to grow its risk reduction offerings.
13 February 2018
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The buy-in and buyout market is on course for a record-breaking year as demand continues to rise amid attractive pricing. Victoria Ticha looks at what to expect
22 January 2018
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6 min read
Law and Regulation
Andrew Warwick-Thompson says in Port Talbot we are witnessing the detrimental impact of extending Freedom and Choice to DB schemes
18 December 2017
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4 min read
