Press Releases

25 January 2013

Older homeowners might have to consider other financial options, as their job options are currently looking "bleak",  according to Age UK.

Responding to the latest employment...

24 January 2013

Almost one in five people (18 per cent) who are set to retire in the coming 12 months will do so with some level of debt still hanging over their heads, according to a new report.

11 January 2013

The EU Gender Directive - which came into force last month - has led to a rise in the annuity rates being paid to women.

Many financial commentators stated it was unclear what the impact on...

08 January 2013

Many people will have made New Year resolutions in the last couple of weeks, with a popular option likely to be to improve their financial situation.

Retirement planning can be a complicate...

04 January 2013

The Labour Party has announced it will be campaigning to cap pensions tax relief at 20 per cent among UK employees who earn more than £150,000 a year.

According to shadow chancellor E...

27 December 2012

Men considering the purchase of an annuity may have been concerned about how much the products could drop in value as a result of the EU Gender Directive.

But new ...

24 December 2012

The state pension age could be put back further by the government under plans to tie rises in with increases in life expectancy.

24 December 2012

An EU directive is set to result in men receiving lower annuities, according to an MEP.

Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis told the Fulham Chronicle that it is ...

21 December 2012

Companies will no longer be able to use gender as a factor in calculating quotes for annuities, as a result of the introduction of new legislation banning this practice.

20 December 2012

PwC has claimed the arrival of the EU Gender Directive, which will remove price differences between men and women on insurance products, is going to hurt annuity rates for males.

The direct...