Investment

Friends Provident has unveiled a programme to encourage members to take a more active interest in their defined contribution scheme investments.

The popularity of occupational pension schemes increased last year, despite the recession.

Early auto-enrolment could increase pension pots by as much as 15% and help employers, industry figures say.

The Labour party will not scrap the tax relief on pensions for people who earn less than £150,000 a year, secretary of state for work and pensions Yvette Cooper says.

Rowanmoor Pensions has launched a guide to SIPP commercial property purchases.

More Equitable Life victims may now be eligible for compensation, following a High Court appeal.

Growing numbers of people are postponing their retirement in the recession and working past state retirement age, according to Watson Wyatt.

On my daily commute, I tend to alternate between a good book and that all too rare a beast, the good television boxed set (there is, I have found after all, a limit to how many times I can watch The Sopranos).

Women earn less than men on average. That's bad.

Pensioners are likely to be worse off in the New Year, despite a drop in headline inflation figures, according to Watson Wyatt.