Investment

Zurich is bidding to assist advisers changing their clients' pension arrangements by launching a 'Pensions HelpPoint'.

We are told IFAs want to sell more annuities. All well and good. But are they up to speed with this most complex of products?

Angela Eagle has replaced Rosie Winterton as pensions minister as Gordon Brown continues to reshuffle his cabinet in a bid for survival.

Rosie Winterton has left her position as pensions minister at the department for work and pensions.

Trevor Matthews has taken time out from his role as chief executive at Friends Provident to reply personally to an IFA who expressed his concern about the future of the insurer.

Pensions commentators are hesitant over Yvette Cooper's appointment as Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions.

Yvette Cooper has become Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of the Prime Minister's Cabinet reshuffle.

Hornbuckle Mitchell has revised its full-year financial forecasts upwards following record business growth in the early months of this year.

A decision by Barclays to close its final salary pension scheme to future accruals as part of a review of its pension arrangements has called into question the future of defined benefit (DB) plans.

Aviva has sent voting packs to around one million policyholders over its proposed reattribution plan.