Standard & Poor's has launched three new Shariah indices to meet demand from Islamic investors.

The UK economy remains in "robust health" although potential knock-on effects of the credit crisis could hit commercial property, LaSalle Investment Management warns.

New regulations governing how trustees deal with internal dispute resolution could be unfair to members, The Pensions Advisory Service warns.

BT has launched a campaign to help its pensioners and staff protect themselves from cancer.

BNP Paribas Securities Services is launching a UK fund-hosting business with its first clients scheduled for early next year.

Employers have been urged to do more to promote flexible working as part of National Commute Smart Week.

Bond yields are unlikely to move much beyond 5pc given current pension fund activity, Pimco claims.

CHILE - SAFP, the Chilean pension fund regulator, has written to privately-owned pension fund managers giving them a year to sell assets and bring their portfolios back within legal limits.

Personal Accounts Delivery Authority chairman-designate Paul Myners is set to take a leading role at beleaguered mortgage provider Northern Rock.

Auto-enrolment into personal accounts could spell disaster for group personal pensions unless problems with European law are resolved quickly, Scottish Life says.