Investment

FIRST quarter sales of self-invested personal pensions at Standard Life rose 117pc in 2007 to £1.2bn, latest company figures reveal.

ALLENBRIDGE has bought 51pc of EPIC Investment Advisers from Syndicate Asset Management.

THE PENSIONS REGULATOR has issued guidance for trustees on the abandonment of defined benefit pension schemes.

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CRÉDIT Agricole Asset Management has launched a range of five quant funds for institutional investors.

CRÉDIT Agricole Asset Management has launched two funds as part of its flagship open-ended investment fund range for institutional investors.

CREDIT Suisse Asset Management has launched a pooled liability-driven investment strategy using its diversified growth fund.

OWNERS of commercial property should be "extremely careful" if they are advised to transfer assets into a self-invested personal pension, accountants warn.

Growing dividends from buoyant companies are boosting pension schemes with large UK equity holdings, Standard Life Investments says.

STAMP duty on shares reduces a typical pension fund at retirement by up to £11,500, latest research reveals.