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PRUDENTIAL has struck a deal with Barclays which will see the insurer become the preferred conventional annuity provider for the banking group's UK customers.

YORKSHIRE Building Society has launched a pension review service to help people maximise their retirement income.

GOVERNMENT engineers and scientists have voted overwhelmingly to accept new pension and retirement terms.

Union officials are pressing ministers to clarify ill-health benefits in the new Local Government Pension Scheme ahead of its introduction.

LONDON Underground workers have voted for strike action over plans to change their ill-health pension rights.

Just Retirement sales up

Royal Mail's proposed changes to its pension scheme are not unreasonable, claims a leading independent financial adviser.

Inherent weaknesses in company voting processes mean nearly 5pc of scheme votes are lost, governance champion Paul Myners claims.

THE PENSION Protection Fund has unveiled a system to enable it to calculate its long-term risks.

JUST RETIREMENT is targeting independent financial advisers with the launch of a campaign for better annuities.