Article: A wide gulf.

Article: The ups and downs of annuities; Although the future of ...
Financial Adviser;  October 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... regularly: "Peter, what do you think annuity rates will do?" In these times of economic ... cannot accurately predict which way annuity rates will swing. It is difficult even to ... behaviour of the gilt yield on which annuity rates depend. For example, a recent surge ...

Article: The bene?ts of shopping around; With annuity rates ...
Financial Adviser;  February 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... could signal an increase in annuity rates. Ever hopeful pensioners have ... keeping their fingers crossed for annuity rates to improve. But as each year ... come to realise that, with annuity rates down by more than 50 per cent ...

Article: Lower charitable gift annuity rates
The Officer;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... annuity. Effective 1 January 2003, the annuity rates will change. At a special meeting ... years. Also, because the current annuity rates were approved last spring, commercial annuity rates have decreased by approximately the ...

Article: Annuity rates continue to fall
The Scotsman;  May 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... year and thought they had a raw deal: annuity rates continue to fall. Research by statistics ... reveals that, in the past six months, annuity rates have continued their long-term decline. Annuity rates have now been falling for the past ...

Article: FAMILY FINANCE: Annuity rates head south
The Sunday Telegraph London;  February 23, 1997 ;     521 words ... ... all major providers to lower their annuity rates. On average, rates have fallen by ... effective protection against falling annuity rates. The outlook for annuities is hard ... the predicted 1 per cent gain, so annuity rates may not benefit in the short term ...

Article: 'The future for annuities does not look rosy' The greater ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  April 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ...FALLING annuity rates have been a huge problem for several ... new flexibility is likely to hit annuity rates for the majority of pensioners ... annuities will rise and that conventional annuity rates will be forced down, say pension ...

Article: Annuity rates to drop says Bureau.(Brief Article)
Financial Adviser;  July 7, 2005 ;     699 words ...AN expert has warned that annuity rates will drop further, even after reaching a ... year gilt yield, a further downturn in annuity rates could follow. A downward trend in annuity rates has already been emerging, according to ...