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Annuities

  • Friday, 18 April, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    How I’m staying calm when markets are uncertain

    Are you buying the dip, battening down the hatches or carrying on as normal?

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  • Saturday, 15 March, 2025
    Joint-life annuity rates at 17-year high

    Income offered on retirement products highest since global financial crisis

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  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2025
    Annuity sales soar to 10-year high

    Higher rates and economic fears persuade retirees to opt for guaranteed incomes

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  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Insurance
    UK annuities on track for best sales in a decade

    Higher interest rates and new rules push people back to retirement products with guaranteed incomes

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  • Friday, 2 February, 2024
    Pension planning: annuities back on the table

    Higher interest rates have boosted income for life options

  • Tuesday, 16 January, 2024
    Annuities — we want your views

    Do you enjoy peace of mind, or do you regret this retirement decision?

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  • Sunday, 29 October, 2023
    LexPersonal pensions
    Defined Contribution pensions: the lifestyle you ordered is currently out of stock Premium content

    UK pension reforms in 2014 gave retirees greater flexibility

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  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    Standard Life returns to the annuities market

    Product’s popularity has been reinvigorated as rates have increased

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  • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
    Would an annuity work for you?

    Check your personal circumstances, as what’s right for one person is not for another

  • Friday, 25 August, 2023
    Personal pensions
    Annuity sales jump on high interest rates

    Savers opt for income security as markets fluctuate

    A retirement age couple seated on a seafront
  • Friday, 21 July, 2023
    Moira O'Neill
    Annuities look sexy again: should Barbie buy one at 64?

    There are arguments for and against even with today’s wobbling stock market

  • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
    LexLegal & General Group PLC
    L&G/annuities: bulks end their sulks foreseeing £1.2tn opportunity Premium content

    But capital is tied up for a long time and profits are spread well into the future

    Incoming boss António Simões will start on the front foot
  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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?

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