Investment

Ryan Hughes looks at the increasing use of model portfolios and risk-rated funds

Quantitative easing (QE) has been an "unmitigated disaster" for anyone about to retire or people who have just bought an annuity, a pensions expert has said.

Retired homeowners own a total of £743.07 billion in property despite continued volatility in the housing market, according to new research.

A fifth of large employers plan to use the National Employment Savings Trust to complement existing pension schemes, research reveals.

Insurers have started to turn down employers who want to expand existing schemes for auto-enrolment, consultants have claimed.

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont has reiterated his call to remove the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) so it can compete more effectively with its rivals.

Civil servants in the Prospect union have overwhelmingly voted to accept the government's changes to public sector pensions.

Fiona Murphy asks why government has delayed long-term care legislation and what it means for the industry.

Aegon-owned national IFAs Positive Solutions and Origen have reported a combined £1m loss in the first quarter of the year, down from £2m in the final three months of 2011.

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are expected to join a 24-hour strike on Thursday against proposed pension changes.