Investment

The recent stock market rally has masked a fundamental change going on behind the scenes of UK Financial Services plc.

Around 80% of employers intend to keep their existing pension scheme in place with only 2% planning on offering a pure Personal Accounts option, Punter Southall research reveals.

A cap on annual contributions might be a more equitable way of reducing the percentage of tax that benefits the highest earners, an influential House of Commons committee says.

The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) has launched a discussion paper on the investment approach for the new national pension scheme.

Sales at Lloyds Banking Group's life and pensions brands fell by almost a quarter in the first three months of 2009.

AWD Chase de Vere Consulting has published a guide for high earners, answering their questions about complex changes to tax relief announced in last month's Budget.

Aviva policyholder advocate Clare Spottiswoode today launched a fresh attack on the FSA for refusing to change its regulatory stance on insurers' reattribution of inherited estates.

Aviva policyholder advocate Clare Spottiswoode has described as "good news" a revised reattribution offer for with-profits policyholders, even though it represents around half the amount originally promised.

The Government is under fire for sidestepping compensation for all investors in Equitable Life.

The future of the 'third way' annuity market remains positive despite the dramatic withdrawal of The Hartford from the UK today, experts say.