AEGON UK, the Edinburgh-based financial services group, has moved into the potentially massive group annuity market, targeting the closed defined-benefit pension schemes of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs).
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Scotsman: Scotland Remains Relatively Affordable For First-time Buyers
SCOTLAND remains one of the most affordable part of the UK for first-time buyers, although they are increasingly struggling to get on the property ladder.
Scotsman: Mortgage Lending Dips From Record
SEPTEMBER’s gross mortgage lending was £17.9 billion, 14 per cent lower than August’s record figure, but slightly more than the £17.8bn reached in September last year, according to the British Bankers’ Association.
Motley Fool: A Better Way To Assess The Housing Market
It seems unfair really. The Halifax and Nationwide have worked hard on producing their own indices based on house characteristics and on mortgages, and now along comes the Land Registry, with its huge database of house prices.
This Is Money: I Lost £150,000 To Share Pushers
A retired university lecturer has lost nearly £150,000 to aggressive share pushers based abroad selling him high risk shares
Motley Fool: How To Turn £1 Into £31 Overnight!
Some days, when nasty stuff happens, you have to decide whether to accept it calmly or to have a rant about it. This time I’m doing both. I’ve already had a private rant and now I’m going to write about it calmly, and pass on some suggestions for how to deal with it.
Motley Fool: Why I Might Sell GlaxoSmithKline
The merger between Glaxo Welcome and SmithKline Beecham to form GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) at the end of 2000 was supposed to herald great things for the British pharmaceutical pairing. But it has been anything but. And investors who remained loyal since the merger may want to consider taking a couple of tranquillisers to calm their nerves
This Is Money: Budget Hong Kong Flights Take Off
A long-haul, low-fare airline operating between the UK and Hong Kong finally took to the skies today after an embarrassing inaugural flight delay
This Is Money: Newcastle Utd Confirm Bid Talks
Newcastle United has confirmed takeover talks with investment firm Belgravia Group are ongoing but that no firm offer had been tabled.
Motley Fool: To The Weather Forecasters The Spoils
Private equity investors are snapping up retailers at the moment. Icelandic operator Baugur is in the process of acquiring House of Fraser (LSE: HOF), and Wyevale Garden Centres was recently bought out by West Coast Capital.