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Portfolio beats stock market

Souter gifts £109m to charity – biggest since Carnegie

Brian Souter
Sir Brian Souter: ‘portfolio is in good shape’ (pic: Terry Murden) Stagecoach boss Sir Brian Souter has gifted £109 million to charity – one of the biggest donations by aRead More

Cash to be returned

Troubled Woodford Equity Income Fund to be wound up

Neil Woodford
Fallen star: Neil Woodford Neil Woodford has been dismissed from his eponymous Equity Income Fund which will be wound up by Link, its administrator, and cash returned to investors. InvestorsRead More

Ethical finance

Investors demand ‘ethical’ banking but ignore own plans

North Bridge demo - Extinction Rebellion
Campaigners want a cleaner world (pic: Terry Murden) Despite overwhelming demand for banks to pursue a more “ethical” agenda, only 13% of Scots with a pension actively chose their ownRead More

Court verdict

Campaigners lose case over women’s state pension age

Backto60
The campaigners will be watching the outcome Judges have ruled against campaigners challenging the government’s handling of a change to the women’s state pension age. In a judgement at theRead More

'Uncertain retirement'

Over-55s cut living standards to help family buy a home

ESPC
Families are being helped on to housing ladder Thousands of over-55s are are now prepared to accept a lower standard of living to help their family onto the housing ladder,Read More

Think tank proposal

State pension age may rise to 75 ‘to allow older people to remain in work’

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Workers may work longer before claiming the state pension The state pension age could be raised to 75 in response to a more active and able older population. Conservative think tank, theRead More

Scathing attack on industry

MPs demand end to pensions advisers making ‘fat living’ from savers

Pension
Advisers are accused of a lack of transparency Pension scheme managers have been blasted in a parliamentary report for making a ‘fat living’ from customers’ savings. In a scathing reportRead More

Fees still being charged

Woodford investors stay trapped in fund until end of year

Neil Woodford
Neil Woodford: ‘I understand investors’ frustration’ Fallen Star banker Neil Woodford’s flagship investment fund will remain suspended until at least December but investors will still be charged fees, he hasRead More

Judicial review begins

Women’s state pension age campaign due in court

Waspi
The Waspi group has been campaigning for compensation   A campaign over the change to women’s state pension age will reach the High Court in London today where a judgeRead More

Trading halted

Top stockpicker Woodford suspends flagship fund

Woodford Investment Management
Eyes on the case: Neil Woodford’s fortunes have taken a hit Neil Woodford, one of the star names in fund management, has taken the rare step of suspending trading afterRead More