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Irish association in plea over annuity costs
Investment Pensions Europe - The current funding standard is unrealistic and is operating against the interests of pension scheme members it is supposed to protect. Irish association in plea over annuity costs IPE.com 21/Sep/05: IRELAND - The pension plans of under threat due to high annuity costs, which are "crippling" Irish pension

NAVA Reports Second Quarter Variable Annuity Industry Data
PR Newswire via Yahoo! - NAVA) announced today second quarter results for the variable annuity industry. The combined net assets of U.S Table 1. Variable Annuity Net Assets (Dollars in Millions) 6/30/05

Fort Dearborn Life Launches Its Index Fortifier Series(SM) Annuity
PR Newswire - CHICAGO, Sept. new line of five fixed index annuity products provide interestcredits linked to the said Linda K. Wagner, VicePresident, Annuity & Retirement Products of Fort Dearborn Life

Old Mutual tackles South Africa’s retirement savings crisis
MoneyWeb.co.za - Over 90% of life annuity clients are forced by circumstance to buy a level annuity with no inflation increases

CRUT or CRAT? (Chad Carlson Commentary)
arkansasbusiness.com - commonly referred to as a CRUT, and a charitable remainder annuity trust, known as a CRAT.The two types of trust are

Women, Wisdom & Wealthy: Donate a charitable gift without hurting your cash flow
Marco Island Eagle - A charitable gift annuity is one technique that can help donors make the charitable gifts they Under a charitable gift annuity arrangement, the donor transfers cash or appreciated

Csc Powers Aviva Annuity Launch
Computer Science Company - September 14, 2005 CSC POWERS AVIVA ANNUITY LAUNCH Most Successful Product in Aviva’s Agency VANTAGE-ONE life insurance and annuity administration software has enabled Aviva Life

Are you sure your pension can stick pins in inflation?
Edinburgh Evening News - You could purchase an index-linked annuity although this is expensive and will result in your initial one third less than an ordinary, level annuity. Alternatively, you can arrange