Survey

After a quiet year, the group income protection market isripe for innovation, reports Kirstie Redford Click here to download pdf

With-profits products have a bright future despite the current glut of bad newsflow surrounding this type of financial product, says Datamonitor.

Figures published by the Association of British Insurers show the overwhelming majority of Brits either totally or partially distrust the government to provide decent pensions policy.

JPMorgan Fleming is today urging government and industry to redouble efforts to recognise the role of pension advice in the face of new research showing defined benefits continue to wither.

New figures on the housing market from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister suggest annualised house price inflation fell sharply in March compared with the previous month.

The third annual Focus Quotient survey of ecommerce in financial services has found another step-change in the use of electronic means to write and transact new and existing business.

The average house price in the UK is now past the £150,000 mark as lack of supply continues to push prices higher, says property research and database provider Hometrack.

Higher income earners are just as likely to be found rummaging around car boot sales as acquiring the latest "bling-bling" accessory, research from LloydsTSB suggests.

UK housing market suffered for the second month in a row as prices slipped in February, suggests latest goverment figures.

The price gap between the north and the south of Britain may soon be a thing of the past as the property market has made a leap in the less expensive parts of the country, suggests a survey by Halifax.