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L&G: What makes a good pension?
what makes a good pension? organised by The-Pensions-Net-Work.
Scottish Life: A turbo boost for drawdown clients
Clients who are due an annual review in September could benefit from an increase in income, thanks to next month's 3% GAD rate.
Fiftysomethings crying out for pension alternatives Axa Life Invest
Clients in their 50s dealing with a retirement income shortfall are crying out for alternative investment solutions to close the gap, according to Axa Life Invest. Unit-linked guarantees, provide clients with participation and protection from an income standpoint and are becoming more popular with advisers.
Scottish Widows: Thrifty, confused or lazy?
Following the introduction of automatic enrolment last October, Government results published recently show that the initiative has been more successful than anticipated.
Aegon: Flexible drawdown: a 'gold standard' in retirement planning?
When flexible drawdown was first introduced on 6 April 2011, many advisers saw it simply as a new opportunity for clients to cash in their pension pots.
Aegon sponsor Defaqtos A guide to unit-linked guaranteed products
Defaqtos new guide to unit-linked guaranteed products provides you with a comprehensive look at this key market and the need to understand the value and benefits they offer.
Aegon: Take control of change
An old boss of mine once said, If youre afraid of change, dont work in financial services.
RDR update for Scottish Widows individual pensions
From 12th August this year Scottish Widows have been offering their Legacy Scottish Widows Individual Personal Pensions customers an adviser charging functionality.
Scottish Life: Auto enrolment: reasons to start early
We look at how you can help employers realise that they must start planning for auto enrolment as early as possible.
Prudential: Draw-down to earth advice
According to ABI statistics, the income drawdown market has dropped by almost 50% over the last five years.
Scottish Life: DWP ban consultancy charges in auto enrolment schemes
We consider the details of the ban and the impact it will have on corporate pensions advice
Metlife delivers certainty with new generation of guarantees
MetLife is raising income rates whilst still delivering a market-leading income deferral rate as it launches a new generation of guaranteed products designed to provide enhanced certainty and flexibility for advisers and clients.
FundsNetwork Pension seminars - registration now open
FundsNetwork is running nationwide seminars in October to showcase their new platform pension and demonstrate how it integrates with their other platform tools and services.
AXA Life Invest More than just a new name
Youve known them either as AXA Life Europe or AXA Global Distributors. But now they have a new name, AXA Life Invest. Why the name change?
New Scottish Widows Enhanced Annuity launched
Scottish Widows recently launched our Enhanced Annuity, designed for a generation of clients who need more from their pension.
FundsNetwork: 25 years old and free at last
Many of us who have been involved in investment and financial products for some time can remember when pensions were an investment world unto themselves.
FundsNetwork pension details revealed ahead of launch in September
New simple pension will be clean only advisers can access more than 1,700 unbundled share classes from launch
New: PruFund in Drawdown Tool now available
We are committed to providing you with quality online support tools and calculators to use when helping your clients achieve their financial goals.
Metlife: Advisers report increase in client drawdown income losses
More than half of advisers have seen a rise in drawdown clients suffering cuts in income in the past 12 months, new research* by MetLife shows.
Aegon: Auto-enrolment cost calculator
Whether your client is an employer with an existing company pension scheme or starting a scheme for the first time
Prudential: Whats driving your pensions advice ?
Best Advice tools can help to identify suitable pension product solutions for your clients. Default settings may not reflect the needs of each client.
New Scottish Widows Enhanced Annuity
Scottish Widows has today launched our Enhanced Annuity, designed for a generation of clients who need more from their pension.
Small pot transfers - an auto enrolment update
We look at the Government's proposals for the automatic transfer of small pension pots.
Scottish Widows: See how the UK is preparing for retirement with our interactive infographic
Our 2013 Pensions Report showed retirement savings have hit an all-time low.
L&G: Exposing the pension liberation predators
Pensions Strategy Director, Adrian Boulding offers his opinion on pension liberation predators and outlines the steps Legal & General have put in place to protect customers.
Scottish Widows: Expert resource when you need it
According to a recent Towers Watson survey into the capacity for providers to cope with the flood of automatic enrolment schemes providers will hit capacity in May of this year.
Scottish Widows: 2013 Pensions Report reveals Britains attitudes towards pensions
Weve launched our ninth Scottish Widows Pensions Report, and our latest findings show that the nations retirement savings have hit an all-time low.
Aegon: Drawdown on the up
The increase in the maximum drawdown income limit offers you a number of advice opportunities.
Aegon: Groundhog day part 1
Most of the pension changes in this years Budget had already been announced in the Autumn Statement.
Aviva: Pension Portfolio - the only pension your clients will ever need
Life is unpredictable, so give your clients a flexible pension that can change with them.
The Government has announced its proposals for funding long-term care.
Long-term care has been one of the topics which successive governments have pushed down the road with the help of enquiries, reviews and even a Royal Commission
Scottish Widows: Award wins for our corporate and individual pension propositions
Were delighted to announce that last week, we won Group Pension Provider of the Year and Personal Pensions Provider of the Year at the Financial Adviser Life and Pension Awards.
L&G: Online pensions calculators.
Just to make your life easier, we have produced a range of 2013/2014 Pension Calculators including Annual Allowance, Salary Sacrifice and Child Benefit Calculators.
Scottish Life: Automatic enrolment knowledge builder
Automatic enrolment will be a big challenge for employers and they're likely to look to you for help.
Assureweb Rebrands as iPipeline
Rebranding Allows Assureweb to Connect to iPipelines Industry-Leading Position in the Insurance Industry
Aegon: One week left
This is the final week to get your transfer monies for commission on EPP business. As of 31st March this will no longer be available and you will not be able to claim this back.
AXA Life Europe: Helping clients protect their future retirement income
How can you help your PPP and GPP clients avoid the pitfalls of Lifestyle Funds?
New report: Rethinking Retirement in the UK 2013
As one of the UKs largest pensions and retirement provider, we dont just want to be market leaders - we want to lead the retirement market.
Scottish Life: MPs want NEST restrictions removed now
We look into why, and what it could mean for advisers.