The Welsh Church has granted equal pension rights to the civil partners of clergy members.

French insurer Axa is to sell its £18bn private equity arm, according to reports.

Incomes from annuities have fallen 14% since the start of the year due to stock market turmoil.

The Dow Jones has opened slightly down, following a day of volatile trading in Europe.

Independent financial advisers wrote more than three quarters of the life and pensions business in 2010, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

A financial adviser and a former banker have launched a financial planning tool which projects retirement incomes.

Scottish Widows has lost a case against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the Supreme Court.

Head teachers may join in a day of strikes over reforms of their pensions on 30 November.

Peter Quinton, chairman of the Annuity Clearing House, will take over as acting managing director of the Retirement Partnership.

SIPP provider Hornbuckle Mitchell has posted revenues of £6.05m in H1, up 6% on the same period in 2010.