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NewsRegulator fines former Standard Life subsidiary £31m over annuity misselling
Standard Life Assurance failed to have robust systems and controls around its pension annuity sales, according to the FCA
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‘Horrified’ pension director quizzes FCA on pension freedoms strategy
FCA challenged over response to rise of retirees taking pension savings as cash
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Politicians issue fresh call for secondary annuities market
Idea to extend pension freedoms to annuity holders was discussed but rejected by government in 2016
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UK watchdog proposes reforms to at-retirement market
FCA warns of retirees paying too much for pension drawdown products or being invested inappropriately
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Bulgarian pension body disputes projected second-pillar payouts
Issues include predicted long-term wage rises and inclusion of non-contributing members
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Dutch pensions expert: ‘Never introduce average contribution model’
Experts from the UK and Netherlands gathered in London this week to share ideas in DC and retirement options
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UK roundup: Lowest-paid workers ‘missing out’ on pension tax relief
Plus: Pension freedoms three years on; Teachers’ Pension Scheme benefit changes; DB deficit latest
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UK politicians call for default at-retirement option
Work and Pensions Committee says ‘little evidence’ that freedom and choice has worked
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Pension freedoms could undermine auto-enrolment, warns NEST
Parliamentary committee begins inquiry into retirement options and the rise of scams
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Dutch telecoms provider KPN to introduce retirement flexibility
Rules introduced last year allow variable benefits at retirement
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UK government scraps plans for second-hand annuities market
Treasury says competitive market could not be squared with proper consumer protection
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Aegon UK, Rothesay Life agree £6bn annuity transfer deal
Deal said to show substantial capacity among insurers, including for pension buyouts, buy-ins
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Analysis: How NEST wants to shape the future of retirement
Taha Lokhandwala studies the details of NEST’s planned at-retirement investment and decumulation strategy
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NEST to blend deferred annuities, income drawdown in redesign
UK master trust to create three-phased retirement default system, providing members with income drawdown, cash and annuity
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Dutch MP to table bill for annuity purchase reform
Mandatory one-off purchase at retirement leading to very low pensions, lawmaker warns
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Dutch government pushes back planned changes to DC annuity laws
State secretary says legal complications over duty of care to members leading to delay
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UK minister dismisses ‘auto-protection’ as politicians clash on paternalism
Liberal Democrat MP accuses think-tank of not ‘getting the zeitgeist’ over government intervention policy
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UK must offer annuity 'auto-protection' to counter DC freedoms
Centre for Policy Studies suggests government intervention in annuity market could appease right and left political spectrums
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Schroders mimics insurance volatility cap with post-Budget DC strategy
UK fund manager creates multi-asset fund with downside risk management
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Impact of UK annuities reform on long-dated credit 'warrants attention'
Fixed income specialists warn long-term impact of Budget announcement unclear but probably inevitable
