Investment

Planned gilt sales are set to rise by £5.2bn to £225.1bn during the 2009-10 financial year, the Debt Management Office says.

Dublin-based IFG has agreed to buy Santander's SIPP and wrap arm, James Hay, in a £35m deal.

CANADA - The opposition Liberal party has called for the government to launch a supplementary pension plan aimed at encouraging Canadians to save more for retirement.

The Government's increase in taxation is a "complete distortion", Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable says.

US/UK - Legg Mason star stock picker Bill Miller predicts the US equity market could return up to 25% next year and has positioned his Value portfolio to take advantage of growth in the technology and financial sectors, he said speaking at the London...

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has accused the government of "sneaky fiddling" and "sleight of hand" in its pre-Budget report.

Alistair Darling delivers his Pre-Budget Report - read about pension tax relief restrictions and a tax rise for those earning over £20,000.

The Chancellor said the phased roll-out of personal accounts was a "necessary choice" to save money.

Everyone earning over £20,000 a year faces a tax rise from 2011.

As many as 150,000 additional people will be caught out by the extension of higher-rate tax relief restrictions.