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A new index hopes to demonstrate the economic case for annuities in comparison to cash ISAs, equities and drawdown, but is this really possible? James Phillips reports

Up 13.1% from 2015

An index has been launched by IRESS to compare annuity yields against equities, cash ISAs and drawdown.

The third quarter of 2016 saw new pension investments fall by £380m, bucking the trend of the previous two quarters.

The OECD believes annuities are part of the solution to prevent people running out of money in retirement. Michael Klimes asks how viable this is in the era of Freedom and Choice

Charges and poor returns can seriously reduce the amount of income people have in retirement. Michael Klimes looks at what can be done to help avoid these pitfalls.

DWP's consultation into the future of NEST has generated some strongly contrasting responses about whether it should enter the at-retirement product market. Michael Klimes reports

Sue Pemberton looks at how default fund design will need to evolve following Freedom and Choice.

Retirees are increasingly exposed to fraudsters since the pension freedoms were introduced due to the high cost of advice, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Helen Morrissey says we need to look urgently at how retirees access advice and guidance.