First State signs up

Online lending firm Zopa is putting the finishing touches on a number of deals that will allow savers to lend money through self-invested personal pensions.

COMPANY use of contingent assets to meet their pension funding commitments will double by 2008, PricewaterhouseCoopers says.

AEGON Scottish Equitable has added four new charging options to its group personal pension range.

FUND managers are planning to launch a wave of "130/30" funds for institutional investors, new research suggests.

The HSBC Libor Plus fund has been assigned an AA-f fund credit rating by Standard & Poor's.

SMOKERS quitting the habit will cost defined benefit pension schemes £20bn, research by PricewaterhouseCoopers reveals.

Union officials have attacked retail giant WHSmith for rejecting plans that would keep its final salary scheme open.

Pooled funds launches

CHINA will still deliver good returns to schemes in 2007 despite recent turbulence in its equity markets, Baring Asset Management believes.