Category Archives: Annuity rates
10
2008
Smokers annuities. Remember that New Year’s resolution, to quit smoking (again !). Well, some good news…regular smokers qualify for a higher pension annuity at retirement. Partnership Assurance, a specialist annuity provider, has announced rates especially for smokers. To qualify for …
08
2008
It is being reported that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is investigating pension fund transfer delays. The pension providers are being blamed for causing to lower pension annuity payments by unnecessary delays with pension fund transfers. One leading independent financial adviser (ifa) …
07
2008
It is thought that those using their pension fund last year to buy that valuable pension annuity income (income in retirement) lost out overall to the tune of £1.25 billion in retirement income ! That’s an awful lot of money. Yes, …
05
2008
We shall call these people Mr. and Mrs. X, for anonymity purposes, but this is a real example of what could have been a pension annuity rip-off. Mr. X, of Essex, retired from his profession as an engineer. His pension fund had …
04
2008
It is being alleged that their are rogue pension firms (well known) who are cheating retirees out of thousands of pounds with their pension annuity purchase. And this is all to do with the ‘open market option’, the right you have …
03
2008
More good news from those looking to get higher annuity rates in retirement. ‘Tomorrow’, what was a leading player in the annuity market, has recently been taken over by LV (Liverpool Victoria, a name you will know), and they have a desire …
03
2008
More research is coming out suggesting that we’ve got the highest pension annuity rates for five years, even though they have actually fallen by 30% over the past ten years. Annuity rates did fall slightly at the beginning of this year, but …
02
2008
A former Government pension annuities adviser has accused New Labour of a pension annuity mis-selling scandal. Ros Altmann, a former member of the No 10 Policy Unit, has said that the Government is failing to advise people properly about the purchase of …
01
2008
Too many people, upon reaching retirement, are selecting to buy a level pension, or fixed-rate annuity income. This is an annuity which, as the name suggests, remains level during payment over the months and years of retirement. It is probably …
31
2008
The question of can you get a better annuity rate direct from an annuity provider? is mentioned elsewhere on this website. I am highlighting it again; (a) because certain customers are raising the question, believing that cutting out the advice issue (the …
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