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Axa Wealth in Elevate push

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Axa Wealth is targeting �5bn in assets on its wrap platform Elevate by 2012.

A riotous response to a volatile string of events

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

I was of the opinion that April was the cruellest month, but things would appear to be different this year.

Suffolk Life halves transfer timescale

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Suffolk Life bucks trend by reducing in specie transfer times, although third-party bottlenecks continue to frustrate providers

Suffolk Life has reduced its in specie transfer times by almost 50% since 2007, according to figures shown exclusively to Pensions Management.

Pensions Bill

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Have you heard?...

Things you didn�t know about people in the industry and what they get up to

Natural energy

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

In an alternative life Richard Rowney would be travelling the world exploring energy fields. Here, he tells Pensions Management he is enjoying the many challenges life and pensions has to offer

Financial advice: A case of too much choice, and not enough advice?

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

There is concern about the retail distribution review (RDR) and its impact on annuities. Will consumers be forced to turn to online aggregator sites � and what are the dangers?

The third coming

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

To quote former Pensions Management reporter Nick Reeve, choosing your annuity is a lot like choosing a bottle of wine. If you can tell your Claret from your Beaujolais, choosing your desired vino is relatively easy. However, if you are less informed, and vaguely recognise some of the brand names but have no clue as to the grape, how many years it should remain in the bottle and whether it will suit your palate, you could end up with the wrong plonk.

Light at the end of the tunnel

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

With a rocky economic landscape and ever-increasing longevity to contend, annuities have had a tough year. But the clouds could finally be clearing

Property transfers still at snail�s pace

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Pensions Management�s research into in specie transfers has highlighted continuing poor practice, particularly with commercial property transfers.

Administrators at self-invested personal pension (Sipp) providers confided to PM that insurer providers in particular were dragging their heels.