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“Not so fast” – BOE tells insurers “moderation in all things”
I got to yesterday’s Pension Age conference just as LCP’s Ken Hardman was explaining how capacity for bulk buy-out was expanded by a healthy reinsurance market. When I got home late that evening I found myself reading a speech by … Continue reading
5 good reasons we need a secondary annuity market
I returned from a long walk this morning to a barrage of negativity on twitter. The outrage of the pensions twitterati was reserved for the Government’s pre-budget leak that people will be able to buy and sell annuities as if … Continue reading
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I like annuities but I’m worried..
Imagine it- the prospect of a 15-20% pay cut for the rest of my life and all because the Government changed the rules. Continue reading
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