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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....
...Before the pandemic, when the number of pupils in the UK as a whole was at a record high, private school attendance peaked at 537,315....
...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....
...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&...
...June’s record for retail sales was followed by another in July and again in August, when $537.5bn was spent — an all-time high in data compiled by the US Census Bureau since 1992....
...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....
...Every list from every fund supermarket tells us that equity income funds are the best selling in the market. Not all are totally in step with the 1950s vibe....
...Investors will watch for strength of acquisition appetite, as well as the company’s $93bn tech investment fund, which was closed in May....
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