Retirement Planner has launched of a series of breakfast briefings aimed at advisers operating in the retirement planning space.
The freedom to sell your annuity (read: The freedom to get screwed)
...clients will call you about this week
Retirees who had already purchased an annuity may be able to benefit from the pension freedoms announced at last year's Budget by selling theirs to the highest bidder.
As the industry gears up for the introduction of retirement freedoms in April what will people choose? Stephen Lowe goes through recent research into what retirees are looking for.
...clients will call you about this week
Interest rates for the new 'pensioner bonds' announced at Budget 2014 have been set at a market-beating 2.8% for the one-year product and 4% for the three-year bond.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking annuity providers to look into their non-advised sales going back to 2008 to see if consumers missed out on higher income by buying the wrong type of annuity.
Natanje Holt takes a look at how statutory money purchase illustrations will work once Budget freedoms come into play.