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Helping retirees to get the best income possible from their small pension pots is proving to be a real challenge for the industry. Helen Morrissey takes a look at the options available

Inflation will rise this year to around 3.5% as the impact of the VAT rise kicks in - but the hike will be short-lived, says an influential think-tank.

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has indicated her government may buy stolen information relating to secret Swiss bank accounts held by German nationals.

Recent research from Prudential shows nearly half of 45 to 49 year-olds and two-fifths of 50 to 54 year-olds are unaware of the rise in the minimum retirement age from 50 to 55 which comes into effect on 6 April this year. Colin Simmons highlights the...

Investec Structured Products has added Royal Bank of Scotland as an alternative asset provider for its new collection of plans.

A ex-BlueBay hedge fund manager has been fined £140,000 and banned by the FSA for misleading investors and the regulator.

One in seven IFAs intends to leave the industry as a result of the RDR, research by J.P. Morgan Asset Management suggests.

Almost 1,000 new mortgage products hit the shelves in January - the biggest monthly increase in a year - according to sourcing firm Mortgage Brain.

Just Retirement sales have climbed by more than 25% year-on-year, it reported today.

UK insurer Standard Life leads the gains this morning despite reporting a fall in life and pensions sales in 2009.