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...able to redeem funds, subject to penalties....
...In late March Capita first disclosed an “IT issue” that left staff unable to access some systems and disrupted services provided to local authority clients....
...Funds such as the Pension Protection Fund, the UK’s £32bn-in-assets retirement scheme lifeboat, and Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, a £60bn local authority pool, are among those looking for bargains...
...Should my husband buy an annuity? My husband has an adequate pension fund invested in very low-risk equities. He is 73, very healthy, and has no immediate plans to retire....
...Annuities such as those offered by A-Cap are typically backed by low risk investments in liquid securities, because policyholders are often able to redeem funds, subject to penalties....
...Zurich, one of Europe’s biggest insurers, struck a deal to sell its German legacy life insurance back book — including annuity and endowment products — to Viridium in 2022....
...The annuity which can now be bought with a DC pension pot has increased by a half in the past 18 months....
...There are plenty of ways to occupy your time in retirement without spending money: reading (use your local library), writing, walking, meditation, volunteer work, yoga or exercise at home (using free online...
...AEL, as it’s known, is one of the biggest peddlers of retirement annuities....
...Work and careers roundup Scaling new heights: the women ironworkers of New York The Local 40 union offers skilled work and decent pay — but female members are still scarce. Pedigree chums?...
...The desire for an “investment big bang” is also coming with looser caps on fees paid by defined contribution pension schemes, and a push for local government pension funds to set aside money to go into local...
...Trade purchasers of fellow fund managers will keep on acquiring — witness Perpetual of Australia bidding A$2.4bn (US$1.8bn) for local rival Pendal — because of secular pressures....
...One would be to do more deals in the fast-growing bulk annuity market, where insurers take on the assets and liabilities of a group pension fund....
...But officials in Brussels are already discussing ways of raising funds that would exceed those sums....
...New club owners willing to fund rebuilds in cities such as Milan and Rome have also been delayed by local political wrangling....
...The M&G Shared Ownership fund was launched with £215m provided by Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Local Government Pension Schemes as well as Homes England, the government-backed agency, alongside M&...
...This would provide the life and pensions investment funds with long-term property investments with an annuity income....
...Both Siddiqui and his former employer have been trying to buy an annuities specialist named American Equity Investment Life, people familiar with the matter say....
...We do not know the timing, structure or pricing of the fund raise....
...If you were to sell now, you could use the proceeds to buy an immediate needs care annuity....
...Wherever you live in the UK, if your care home fees are paid, any of the above benefits received will be clawed back by the local authority. 8 Get a quote for an annuity In exchange for a lump sum, an...
...Axa recently launched a wide-ranging shake-up of its business, cutting costs and giving more autonomy to its local managers....
...“The portfolio model gives us diversification from local risk,” he said, adding that: “Not every market goes up at the same pace all the time, but the overall result is excellent.”...
...There is some logic to the idea of consolidating the sector to obtain scale economies and offset the monopsony power of local council buyers....
...The £233bn Bermuda-based fund house’s new fee will involve an annual management charge on funds 0.1 percentage points lower than it currently charges....
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