Trustnet Magazine Issue 15 February 2016 | Page 8

MONEY ANNUITIES XXXXXXX While anyone with an annuity will soon be able to sell their policy for cash, whether they receive value for money is another matter entirely, writes Pádraig Floyd W hen the chancellor announced the reforms to pensions in the 2014 Budget, many people couldn’t believe their ears. Investors were to be given unprecedented access to their pensions from the age of 55 as part of what was called “