open market option
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed its opposition to advice as a solution to poor open market option (OMO) uptake.
04 November 2011
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Helen Morrissey looks at the ABI's recent proposals to increase use of the open market option and asks if they go far enough.
26 September 2011
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Making shopping around for an annuity the default option for all investors will be "counterproductive", Legal and General (L&G) warned.
31 May 2011
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While lifetime annuities remain the most popular at-retirement product further innovation is needed to meet the needs of the market according to the Xafinity Annuity Industry Study.
31 May 2011
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Investment
Aston Goodey, director of sales and marketing at MGM Advantage, highlights the importance of using the Open Market Option to secure the best retirement solution.
10 March 2011
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The ECJ has outlawed the use of gender in underwriting, which is likely to lead to a fall in annuity rates for men and increased costs for all.
01 March 2011
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Enhanced annuity provider Just Retirement has joined the board of the Pensions Income Choice Association (PICA).
31 January 2011
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People with several small occupational pensions should be able to group them together for trivial commutation, says Hargreaves Lansdown head of pensions research Tom McPhail.
05 January 2011
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The DWP will look into improving annuity rates for people with pension pots of under £5,000, pensions minister Steve Webb says.
23 December 2010
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A TV advert for Aviva, in which the insurer claims it can provide 20% more income for annuity customers, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
22 December 2010
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