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Citywire Investment News

  • Ombudsman's Arch Cru decision overturned
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:07:18 GMT
    Regulatory Legal has overturned a Financial Ombudsman Service ruling against an adviser who recommended the Arch Cru Investment Portfolio fund as a 'low to medium risk' investment.

FT.com - Your Pension

  • Employees face more pension cuts
    Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:04:22 +0000
    Investors are being urged to take more control of their retirement savings, as workplace pensions come under increasing pressure.
  • Rise in people retiring early
    Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:08:34 +0000
    Many people aged between 50 and 54 are retiring now ahead of the forthcoming rise in minimum retirement age to 55.
  • Women at risk of financial gap in retirement
    Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:19:04 +0000
    Half of married men purchase a single life annuity instead of a joint one at retirement, leaving their spouses no pension income if the men were to pass away earlier, according to a latest Standard Life research.

FT.com - Your Investments

  • Regulators to join forces to protect consumers
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:21:06 +0000
    The Financial Services Authority, the Office of Fair Trading and the Financial Ombudsman Service have proposed the creation of a consumer protection committee to identify consumer risks before the risks turn into widespread problems.
  • Buying unpopular themes
    Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:54:35 +0000
    In the search for better returns, John Baron looks at some out-of-favour sectors for investment trusts
  • FC IT lags peers
    Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:35:02 +0000
    Foreign Colonial Investment Trust said its exposure to private equity caused it to underperform its peers

BBC Business News

  • 'No decision yet' on BA strikes
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:24:35 GMT
    The union representing BA cabin crew says there will be no immediate announcement about strike dates.
  • 'No giveaway Budget' says Darling
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:22:44 GMT
    Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils the government's Budget later this month.

BBC News

  • Crackdown call over school cheats
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:55 GMT
    Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.
  • Hoodwinked?
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:25:43 GMT
    Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?
  • 'No giveaway Budget' says Darling
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:22:44 GMT
    Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils the government's Budget later this month.
  • Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:08:06 GMT
    Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 7.2-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

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