The 3rd Annual Practitioners Forum on Annuities and Retirement Income Products

This conference will feature presentations from 10 leading providers, as well as key industry bodies and think tanks, providing the latest information on current trends, product design and distribution for retirement income provision.

For more information have a look at the latest Annuities and Retirement Income Products Conference Programme.

Three major regulatory changes are about to hit annuity and retirement income providers and distributors:

• Learn how RDR will affect product design and distribution
• Understand the impact of the ECJ gender ruling
• Prepare for the landing of Solvency II
• Benchmark your progress in meeting regulatory expectations against the market

While regulatory changes are of key importance, retirement income product providers continue to create innovative new products to meet changing customer needs:

• Find out how to successfully provide enhanced annuities, fixed term annuities, variable annuities and drawdown
• Analyse take up of drawdown and the impact of the 100% GAD rate
• Find out what will happen with the OMO from the ABI
• Learn from the latest Pensions Policy Institute research on Government policies to extend working lives
• Benefit from analysis of the role of variable annuities products in the current economic climate
• Learn about the incorporation of equity release into retirement income planning
• Benefit from understanding the latest research into costs of long term care
• Analyse the latest longevity trends and associated risk
• Gain an advisor perspective on the products customers really want