Are you worried about your pension? Three pieces of news this week suggest that most of us should be. Moneyfacts published research revealing that plunging annuity rates will give savers half the income that they would have received 15 years ago from the same pension pot. This depressing news was coupled [ Read More → ]

Shopping around for a cheaper quote saves drivers an average of £58, according to Which?. Around 60% of motorists benefit from looking before they leap and other tips to trim your premium include increasing your voluntary excess – a costly gamble if you come a cropper – or telling your insurer [ Read More → ]

Both those who took out loans before 1998 and those whose loans date from after that period will now pay interest on their balances, after a period where those with older loans were effectively paid to keep hold of them, and those with newer loans paid zero interest. The Student Loans Company confirmed that [ Read More → ]

European equities markets were lower again Wednesday on more bad economic news from the United States as new home sales dropped to the lowest on record in July, while durable goods orders rose there last month, but by much less than had been forecast. After the National Association of Realtors reported [ Read More → ]

Under current rules, pension companies must alert retiring workers that they can shop around for an annuity - which is used to convert a pension pot into an annual income. But it can be a time-consuming process, making it easier to use an annuity provided by the same financial group that [ Read More → ]

Changes to benefits hidden in the Con-Dems’ budget will hit those suffering with serious illnesses hardest. Plans to change the way working tax credit is calculated will leave people diagnosed with cancer or any other serious illness up to £20 a week worse off – and will deny them hundreds of [ Read More → ]

Good leadership skills are vital for success – to inspire and motivate staff, especially during these tough times. We’ve teamed up with Martin Stiven, vice president of business at Orange, to bring you his top tips for leading a team – Orange sponsors the Leader of the Year Award at the [ Read More → ]

The people that we most choose to socialize with are actually online, according to the latest figures from Legal & General. The survey of 2,000 British residents suggested 70 per cent don’t know their neighbours’ names and would not recognize then in the street. With our neighbours proving to be so unknown, it [ Read More → ]

As The Telegraph has revealed over recent weeks, the level of charges really needs to be a factor when it comes to making an investment decision. Our exposé is backed up by new research just published in America on US funds. As we report elsewhere, a report by the leading [ Read More → ]

By handing over the reported £4.6 million advance to charity, his personal tax bill will be cut from £2.3 million, according to leading accountants Grant Thornton. However, he will still be out of pocket because the money he has earned has gone to charity, they said. Mike Warburton, of accountants Grant Thornton, said: [ Read More → ]