investment

Total net retail sales for 2008 were down to £3.9bn compared with £9.5bn in 2007 and are the lowest since 1995, according to the latest figures from the IMA.

Scottish Life has launched an investment proposition for pensions which it hopes will help advisers comply with FSA requirements.

Equities have had a rocky time in recent months but they can still play an important part in retirement planning says Adrian Shandley

James Saunders Watson assesses how investment trusts can be utilised in retirement planning

Norwich Union (NU) has added 23 funds to selected pensions products while standardising its stakeholder fund range with each product sharing the same 55 funds.

Julian Chillingworth takes a look at recent developments in the continuing credit crisis and the potential effect on the economic state of 'UK Plc'

Skandia is set to run a series of Trailblazer seminars focusing on advisers' use of platforms and the possible impact of the RDR on intermediaries' businesses.

The FSA has fined investment adviser TBO Investments Limited (TBO) £28,000 for failing to clearly document the explanation of transactions risks to clients.

Paul Wright discusses how structured products can be used in a retirement planning portfolio

Robert Pemberton examines how advisers can utilise VCTs and EISs in retirement planning portfolios