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LV= is reducing rates on its lump sum lifetime mortgage until Friday 12 April 2013.

Nucleus has become the first platform to launch its own annuity portal.

The LV= with-profits fund achieved an investment return of 9.9% in 2012 while bonus rates for policyholders have been held or cut, the firm has confirmed.

LV= has confirmed it has gone live today on quoting income drawdown business at 120% of GAD.

Fiona Murphy looks at the implications of an FSA review on shopping around for the annuity market

LV= is launching a three-step training programme for IFAs who are considering advising on equity release.

LV= has reduced charges on its self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) worth between £350,000 and £1m from 35 to 20 basis points (bps), a decrease of more than 40%.

Annuity experts have welcomed the Office of National Statistics' (ONS) surprise decision to keep the current measure of inflation.

Most people would consider a £1m windfall to be sufficient to give up work for good, research suggests.

LV= head of equity release Vanessa Owen speaks to Retirement Planner about winning Best Provider for Adviser Support at the Equity Release Awards