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    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Pensions
      Savers look to pension annuities as rates soar

      But any drop in rates later in 2023 could hit demand recovery

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      News in-depthAmerican Equity Investment Life Holding Co
      How an insurer in Iowa became the most coveted asset on Wall Street

      American Equity’s chief executive battles to keep annuity provider independent as acquirers circle

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Charles Calkin
      Is it time to take the annuities gamble?

      Rates are up 40 per cent this year — but there is much to consider

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Serious MoneyMoira O'Neill
      Time to switch out of a defined benefit pension?

      Rising rates make annuities attractive for DB pensioners but they’re not right for all

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
      Pensions
      What does the bond rout mean for my pension?

      Fallout from UK chancellor’s mini-Budget spreads from property to retirement

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Rothesay Life Ltd
      Rothesay chief Loudiadis to step down after 15 years

      Addy Loudiadis will hand over the reins of the pension insurance specialist after helping to create the market

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      Media
      Apollo-led group buys songbook of ‘Despacito’ singer Luis Fonsi

      Deal with HarbourView comes as Wall Street chases returns from music copyrights

    • Saturday, 27 November, 2021
      Steve Webb
      Annuities deserve a fresh look

      Older pensioners can benefit from out-of-favour retirement instruments

    • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
      Pensions
      10m pensioners risk running out of money — poll

      Retirees unsure about managing their funds but resist advice

    • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
      Next Act
      Is there still life in the annuities market?

      Tomorrow’s retirees want guaranteed income — but not at any price

    • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
      UK insurance industry
      UK Court of Appeal overturns £12bn Prudential ruling

      Decision clears way for insurers to rid themselves of old businesses

    • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
      Special ReportFT 401 Retirement Advisers
      Secure Act aims to boost the appeal of annuities in retirement plans

      Guaranteed income in old age makes sense but stumbling blocks remain for sponsors and workers

    • Wednesday, 29 April, 2020
      Maike Currie
      Five ways to protect your post-pandemic pension pot

      How will your retirement finances change BC and AC — before and after coronavirus?

    • Friday, 4 October, 2019
      Q&A
      Prudential mis-selling: are you eligible for compensation?

      Provider reviewing 183,000 annuity sales after being fined by regulator

    • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
      Prudential PLC
      Prudential/policy transfers: switch snitch Premium content

      Retirees do not expect a pension group they chose for supposed stability to flog their life savings

    • Monday, 30 September, 2019
      Prudential PLC
      Prudential fined £24m over lack of transparency in annuities sales

      UK insurer rebuked over using large bonuses and spa breaks as staff incentives

    • Friday, 27 September, 2019
      UK insurance industry
      Rothesay Life and Prudential appeal against £12bn transfer ruling

      Decision to block annuity deal contains ‘material errors of law’

    • Sunday, 22 September, 2019
      Prudential PLC
      Court ruling on Prudential annuities deal poses dilemma for insurers

      Future transfers could be at risk unless ruling to block £12bn sale to Rothesay is overturned

    • Friday, 13 September, 2019
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Could ESG trump oil for older investors?

      Investing for good gains traction, but the yields on oil stocks remain compelling

    • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
      Q&AChart that Tells a Story
      Blow for pensioners as bond market rally hits annuities

      Savings pots producing much lower annuity incomes

    • Friday, 16 August, 2019
      Insurance
      High Court blocks Prudential’s £12bn annuities transfer to Rothesay

      Ruling raises questions about potential impact on future major deals in life insurance market

    • Wednesday, 7 August, 2019
      Legal & General Group PLC
      Legal & General highlights ‘huge opportunity’ in bulk annuities

      Insurer boosted by UK’s biggest ever bulk deal amid market boom

    • Tuesday, 23 July, 2019
      Personal Finance
      Standard Life fined £30m for mis-selling annuities

      FCA criticises insurer for some telephone sales practices between 2008 and 2016

    • Friday, 3 May, 2019
      Mortgages
      Equity release: how to squeeze money out of your home

      Record numbers use the value tied up in their property to fund retirement

    • Thursday, 18 April, 2019
      Financial services
      Ohio National faces down commission lawsuits

      Broker-dealers are at loggerheads over scrapped payments

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