General Election
David Cameron appeared to come out top in the final and most crucial of the TV leaders’ debates in which he accused Labour of failing to significantly improve the country's economy.
Neil Hawkins, national employee communication manager at Friends Provident, gives tips on how employers can successfully get their staff to improve their pensions savings.
The FTSE 100 was marginally up in early trading, by 0.06% or 3.41 points to 5,748, only a few hours before the Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to call a General Election for 6 May.
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An austerity Budget full of tax hikes coupled with "dumbed down" pension provision will put the services of professional financial planners in high demand, says the president of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).
Two-thirds of the population believe healthcare could be a decisive factor in their voting decision according to a new report.
Recent moves on bribery and corruption are signs of a new approach to the issue by the FSA and SFO that will affect brokerages. Richard Burger explains
Gordon Brown's choice of General Election date will affect when the state pension must be linked to earnings, making a late election bad for pensioners but good for taxpayers, according to Towers Watson.
Patrick Reeve, managing partner of Albion Ventures, says VCTs have become the default tax planning investment for higher earners.
Equity release may have endured turbulent times but Peter Welch believes the future is bright
Alistair Darling will announce his final Pre-Budget Report (PBR) before the next General Election tomorrow, and the rumour mill is in full swing.
The Society of Pension Consultants has urged the next government to back auto-enrolment soon after it takes office.
The Conservative Party has pledged to provide an extra £10 for every £100 towards the pension pot of a basic rate taxpayer in an effort to combat what it calls the pension ‘time-bomb.’
Pensions, savings and housing are likely to be key issues of this year's general election, say public policy analysts Cicero Consulting, following prime minister Tony Blair's announcement yesterday it will take place on May 5th.
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