Prudential

A fourth round of IGC reports has emerged and they are looking quite different to last year following regulatory change. Kim Kaveh looks at the key findings.

Malcolm Mclean says getting the channels of communication right and engaging more openly is a good starting point

The sector has to look after its own reputation and should not rely solely on the watchdog, The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) chief executive says.

Prudential has agreed an annuity referral partnership with Hub Financial Solutions as part of the provider's plan to widen the range of products and services available to its customers.

Prudential has secured an additional 13% of sales in its retirement business, but corporate pension sales fell marginally from £286m to £275m.

One in 10 of this year's retirees will take their entire pension pot as a lump sum, Prudential's 'Class of 2018' research finds.

This week's top stories include Prudential slashing the size of its corporate defined contribution business, and National Grid's £2bn longevity swap with Zurich.

Prudential is to slash the size of its corporate defined contribution (DC) pensions business as it moves to purely online- and telephone-based services, Professional Pensions can reveal.

Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) has agreed to reinsure around $1.2bn (£900m) of Pension Insurance Corporation's (PIC) longevity risk.

Nearly one in 10 over-55s fear they have been targeted by suspected scammers since the launch of the pension freedoms, research by Prudential has found.