investment

Only having one default fund for personal accounts could leave the government open to the risk of being blamed when things go wrong, warns pension experts.

IFAs should ignore concerns about the headline inflation rate when making fixed interest investment recommendations as this has little impact on bond yields and returns, says Fidelity.

Prudential has launched the first with-profits annuity which can be purchased with protected rights funds, following negotiations with the Department for Work and Pensions.

Analyst upgrades to Lloyds TSB have helped the FTSE gain some 26 points to 6,343 this morning.

Johnson Matthey, the specialist supplier of platinum for catalyst systems, has helped the FTSE put on about 2 points to 6,312 this morning.

Today's insolvency picture could get much worse through the rest of this year into 2008, says Grant Thornton, the financial and professional services firm.

The potential confusion over how and when to give advice on Real Estate Investment Trusts mean advisers will gain most exposure to Reits through mutual funds, suggests Fidelity.

Evidence the UK economy is like a candle being burned at both ends is being firmly ignored, if figures published by industry research, consultancy and representative organisations.

Investors are around seven times more likely to buy into bricks and mortar property funds than property securities funds, despite the potential for higher returns.

Minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee's latest interest rate hike decision suggest further interest rate rises may have far less support than expected.