Annuities

RP Poll: Do we need a nationalised annuity brokerage service?

Retirement Planner | 08 Feb 2012 | 12:01

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: NAPF has proposed the government create a nationalised annuity brokerage system to ensure retirees use the OMO. Do you think government intervention would be a good thing?

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RBS pays out £500k after mis-selling annuity to dying man

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been ordered by the Isle of Man regulator to pay compensation to the family of a man following a mis-selling investigation.

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 11:00
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Advisers say Widows' annuity return good for consumers

IFAs have welcomed Scottish Widows’ plan to re-enter the IFA annuity market as a move they said will boost competition in the sector.

IFAonline | 07 Feb 2012 | 15:15

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Scot Wids to re-enter IFA annuity market; Exits offshore bonds

Scottish Widows will begin selling annuities via IFAs in a new distribution strategy as it closes Clerical Medical International to new business.

IFAonline | 07 Feb 2012 | 12:00
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NAPF: Pension providers must push retirees towards advice

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) must force pension providers to push retirees towards specialist annuity advice, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has said.

IFAonline | 06 Feb 2012 | 14:00
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NAPF proposes national annuity brokerage

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has proposed a nationalised brokerage system to help retirees get the best annuity rate and reform the current “toxic system”.

IFAonline | 06 Feb 2012 | 10:15
A penny-saving jar for pensions

'Unfair' annuity sales wiping up to 50% off income, says NAPF

The way annuities are sold is costing hundreds of thousands of retirees as much as £1bn in future pension income, a report by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) claims.

IFAonline | 06 Feb 2012 | 07:15
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Five things your clients will call you about this week

It's our roundup of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...

IFAonline | 30 Jan 2012 | 09:30
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Five things your clients will call you about this week

It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the weekend's national newspapers...

IFAonline | 23 Jan 2012 | 10:35
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Standard Life urges govt to change pension rules before gender ban

The government must tackle the regulatory arbitrage created by the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ban on gender-based underwriting, Standard Life has said.

IFAonline | 19 Jan 2012 | 11:06
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How clients can make the most of flexible drawdown

Martin Tilley of Dentons Pensions Management looks at whether clients meeting the minimum income requirement should automatically apply for flexible drawdown.

Professional Adviser | 12 Jan 2012 | 08:00
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Scheme Pension: When is it right?

Martin Tilley looks at the issues advisers need to bear in mind when recommending scheme pension.

Retirement Planner | 10 Jan 2012 | 17:13
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ABI proposes extra rules to promote annuity choice

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has proposed three new measures to become part of its planned code of conduct for insurers selling annuities.

IFAonline | 20 Dec 2011 | 11:32

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