Personal finance news & headlines

Company disappointed by decision

Move follows Bank of England’s recent rate hike

Vote follows postal operator’s agreement with CWU

Deal signals bank’s commitment to financial planning and retirement segment

L&G looks to snap up £10bn slice of peer’s annuity business

New retirement fund valuation may show £14bn shortfall

Lender does not expect retirement costs to hit dividends

Analysts expect figure to surpass $750 million

Companies look to secure support for planned merger

Flemming Ornskov signals current expectations might be conservative

Investec maintains positive stance on stock

The issue of workplace pensions has been in the spotlight for a number of years, and in more recent times new reforms have raised the profile of pensions still further.

House prices set to rise if demand estimates are accurate

Forty seven ‘historic’ accounts to be consolidated into three

International Personal Finance PLC (LON:IPF) Wednesday said pretax profit rose 5% in the third quarter, driven by higher customer numbers

Deal expected to close in H2 2015

Defence contractor could face major bill if Scotland breaks away