Annuities

Annuity rates fall to new low during the pandemic

Payouts could fall even further as Bank of England looks at negative interest rates, experts say

By Jessica Beard 26 Jan 2021, 6:00am
Brexit deal and pensions: everything you need to know

By Sam Meadows 6 Jan 2021, 7:58am
What life insurer LV's takeover will mean for its 1.25 million members

If Bain Capital completes its purchase of LV then it will no longer be owned by its customers

By Sam Benstead 5 Jan 2021, 6:00am
Annuity rates 'worse than ever' - here are the alternatives to fixed income

By Jessica Beard 29 Nov 2020, 5:00am
Pensions doctor: 'I have a life-limiting condition. Should I buy a fixed-term annuity?'

Kate Smith 17 Nov 2020, 6:00am
How to spend it: ultimate drawdown plan for a £50k pension

By Jessica Beard 22 Oct 2020, 6:00am
How I retired early: ‘I left my £40k Air Ambulance pilot job and bought three annuities’

By Stephanie Baxter 2 Sep 2020, 1:35pm

Ripped-up pension plans push retirees towards low-paying annuities

Retirees have started to put savings into poor-paying insurance deals amid fear of losing out in stock markets

By Jessica Beard 21 Jun 2020, 5:00am
How much you need to earn to be able to work a four-day week

By Jonathan Jones 7 Oct 2019, 11:16am
Annuity mis-selling scandal reaches Prudential: how do you claim?

By Sam Meadows 1 Oct 2019, 9:34am

Retirees risk running out of money as pension withdrawals ‘ring alarm bells’

By Stephanie Baxter 25 Sep 2019, 4:06pm
Could a Brexit hedge help you take advantage of record transfer values?

By Sam Meadows 14 Sep 2019, 8:02am
I have more than one pension pot – should I consolidate them?

By Stephanie Baxter 11 Sep 2019, 2:02pm
Bank of Mum and Dad costs over-55s their retirement

By Laura Miller 27 Aug 2019, 8:33am

Your pension could dry up in seven years – here's how to take as much as possible without running out

By Harry Brennan 19 May 2019, 9:16am
Retirees enjoy best ever pension deals thanks to Brexit effect

By Laura Miller 16 Apr 2019, 12:23pm

How 75,000 people can get a 20pc pension boost by waiting just two weeks

By Sam Brodbeck 27 Mar 2019, 11:03am
Dutch-style pensions are coming to Britain – and could boost your returns

By Laura Miller 18 Mar 2019, 5:55pm
Would you rather win £3.6m in cash – or £10,000 a month for 30 years?

Sam Brodbeck 18 Mar 2019, 10:04am
Supporting children and elderly parents: How the sandwich generation can beat financial struggle

By Adam Williams 26 Jan 2019, 9:24am
Pension jargon took me 10 years to unravel

By Laura Miller 25 Nov 2018, 3:57pm
Revealed: how much you need to save for a comfortable pension where you live

By Sam Brodbeck 14 Nov 2018, 6:52am
Government reveals plans for 'Dutch-style' pensions: how much could you get?

By Harry Brennan 6 Nov 2018, 12:36pm
Tens of thousands of people have just days left to cash in £730m pension offer

By Sam Brodbeck 17 Oct 2018, 9:12am

The pensioners stuck with annuities paying as little as £1.26 a week

By Sam Brodbeck 14 Oct 2018, 7:02am
After years in exile, it’s ‘the return of the annuity’

By Sam Brodbeck 6 Oct 2018, 9:36am

'Give us our pension freedoms', demand five million who bought rip-off annuities

By Sam Brodbeck 2 Oct 2018, 12:33pm
‘Scandalous’ payback for ripped-off pensioners

By Laura Miller 3 Sep 2018, 9:36am
Three reasons why (and why not) to transfer your pension

By Laura Miller 21 Aug 2018, 5:35pm
Pension fees could cost your kids £340,000

By Laura Miller 7 Aug 2018, 6:00am

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