More final-salary pension schemes have been shut to existing staff in the private sector during 2011, a report says. Some 23% of pension schemes are shut to future contributions from existing savers and to new staff, the National Association of … Read More
The flow of dreadful macro-economic news since the crash of 2008 has shaken consumers’ faith in traditional stock market based investments and investors are now increasingly considering putting their wealth into directly held alternative investments – tangible assets that provide … Read More
The collective deficit of private sector final-salary pension schemes hit a new record of £222bn in November. The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), which compiled the figures, said the deficit had risen by £64bn from the end of September. It said … Read More
There has been a marked increase in consumers choosing to purchase alternative investments with their SIPPs over the last three years. With an average SIPP size of £70 – £80,000 and over 800,000 SIPPs out there (and the number is … Read More
Africa’s premier property developers gathered at The Burj Al Arab in Dubai on Thursday (November 17th) for the announcement of the winners of the hotly contested Africa Property Awards in association with Google and Bloomberg Television. Following on from their … Read More