Press Releases

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...

19 December 2012

Older people may be continuing to see their savings eroded after official figures revealed inflation held at the same level in November as in the previous month.

Data unveiled by the Office...

13 December 2012

Older individuals planning their retirement finances may be tempted by a product such as an annuity that can provide them with a regular income once they have given up work.

10 December 2012

Investors have been advised it would be ideal if they begin planning their retirement well in advance of the time they intend to give up working for a living.

According to a report by the F...