Personal finance
Precious metals 'best asset class of past decade'
11 Mar 10
A survey has revealed that precious metals were the best performing asset class of the past decade. »
Diversification 'can limit portfolio risk'
09 Mar 10
A popular investment journal has advised investors to diversify their portfolio -"be it geographical or by asset class" - in order to limit portfolio risk. »
IMA: 2010 sees good start for investors
08 Mar 10
The year ahead looks likely to offer good investment opportunities, the Investment Management Association (IMA) has suggested. »
UK 'losing confidence in pensions'
08 Mar 10
Research has revealed that only a third of people in the UK are confident that their pension will see them through retirement. »
Pension funds could tackle 'huge strain' of retirees, says MP
01 Mar 10
The National Association for Pension Funds (NAPF) has organised an investment conference, to be held in Edinburgh next week. »
Recession means retirement age needs to be raised to 70, report warns
25 Feb 10
The age of retirement in Britain will need to be raised to 70 within the next few decades if the UK's public finances are to get back on track, a new report has warned. »
Britons 'being forced to retire too early', charity claims
25 Feb 10
Growing numbers of Britons are being forced to retire earlier than they may have wished, a new charity report has claimed. »
Elderly Britons 'pay too much tax'
25 Feb 10
As many as two million older Britons have paid too much tax on savings income, due largely to the complexity of the existing system of taxation. »
Employers confused over workplace pension reforms, study finds
23 Feb 10
A large majority of UK employers are still confused over the forthcoming changes to workplace pension schemes, new research has found. »
Investment in railways 'not economical'
17 Feb 10
Britain's railways are currently in need of drastic fiscal and technological investment, it has been claimed. »
Annuity rates 'are cause for pension plan troubles'
15 Feb 10
Annuities are to blame for recent reports that people planning their retirement now will not be able to afford the same lifestyle they are used to when they stop working, according to a pensions expert. »