Investment

Swiss Re is shutting down its variable annuities and pensions business in a bid to scale back its retirement-related activities, Professional Pensions has learned.

Skandia has unveiled a range of ISA support services to help advisers in the run-up to the end of the tax year.

Investors in the LV= with-profits fund will see their policy values fall by an average of 1.2%.

Snow bound a couple of weeks ago, I set to musing about the FSA's paper on pension switching advice and the recently issued suitability assessment template.

Members of the Royal Mail Pension Fund could see their benefits slashed by 50% if plans to privatise part of the company are not pursued, the trustees warn.

Personal Accounts will cost UK businesses almost £3bn each year after 2012, according to consultancy firm, Mercer.

Clerical Medical has launched an ISA transfer kit in its latest bid to help advisers manage their clients' investments more simply.

Standard Life has defended its decision to guarantee annuity quotes on its internal policies for just one day.

LV= has launched three new ISA options, offering savers an alternative for their savings following record interest rate cuts.

Companies with a proactive communications strategy will be better placed to minimise possible member distress over defined contribution asset falls, Fidelity says.