Pensions

The economic downturn may have made the case for business protection insurance stronger than it has been for some time but many companies remain reluctant to cover themselves, whether they feel vulnerable...

Any talk of the death of the market for small self-administered schemes appears overblown, but the product is becoming an ever more niche arrangement for clients.The changes at A-Day virtually equalised the...

Four years after getting the top job at Gissings' health and risk business Andrew Kilbey has led a management buyout of the firm and masterminded its move to new offices, new systems...

Sell in May and go away; don't come back till St Leger's Day. So goes the adage about timing your exit from and entry to the stock market.In fact, it might have...

Designed for use with Stakeholder and GPP Defined Contribution schemes, generic versions of the tools will be available directly from Friends Provident's group pension website without the need to go through any...

Plummeting financial markets have taken their toll on defined contribution pension schemes in recent weeks, creating a headache for HR departments and putting particular pressure on those close to retirement.Aon calculates that...

The importance of picking the right default fund cannot be underestimated. Until the British public shows the same appetite for choosing their investment funds as Americans, advisers, employee benefit consultants and trustees...

Launched in 1991, the £590m Newton International Bond fund aims to maximise the total return from income and capital growth in the global bond markets through investment, predominantly, in international securities whilst...

What we do know is that a lot of people think we came very close to complete meltdown. One well-known financial pundit I spoke to reported going to cash and carry and...

Drake takes over on a caretaker basis following Myners’ appointment to the newly created role of Minister for the City.The appointment was announced by James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and...