The Kingfisher Pension Scheme has undergone a £230m medically underwritten buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) in a landmark deal for the bulk annuity market.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has written £900m of bulk annuity premiums in the first quarter of 2016 according to its end of year results.

Employees of all ages are suffering from major gaps in financial knowledge according to research by Barnett Waddingham.

Early state pension access for women affected by the age increase could lead to flexibility for everyone.

Former Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) long-term savings and pensions director Nick Poyntz-Wright has joined Just Retirement Ltd.

Retirees can benefit from combining annuity and drawdown into their investment portfolio to avoid significant financial hardship in old age, according to a study.

Lack of pension saving and lingering debts will mean many employees over 50 will be forced to put their retirement plans on hold, according to research by Aviva.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has received backlash over plans to pass £18m of national insurance (NI) costs onto its 27,000 defined benefit (DB) scheme members.

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has started a probe to explore the economic effects of allowing certain women to draw their state pension early.

Ray King has been appointed Rothesay Life's independent non-executive chairman. He replaces Keith Satchell who retires as chairman after nine years.