Personal Finance

Joanne Segars, Chief Executive of The National Association of Pension Funds, warns government plans to let employees carry retirement funds with them could mean that workers who change job risk losing up to a quarter of their pensions.

The fall in inflation in September means that savers can now get a real return after tax even in instant-access accounts.

Dividends have delivered the lion’s share of returns to stock market investors since the Coalition Government was formed but precious metals did best of all, writes Ian Cowie.

Another 2.3 million households are facing higher energy costs after Scottish Power announced that its prices would rise by an average of 7pc.

The number of whiplash claims has risen despite the number of road accidents falling.

More than 100,000 people opened accounts with The Co-operative Bank during the summer, when the biggest lenders were hit by a series of scandals.

The Royal Opera House is consulting about closing its final salary pension scheme before it joins the auto-enrolment programme next year.

Growing numbers of retirees are refusing to buy annuities at today's disappointing rates of return.

Online loans company facing questions about whether checks to prevent children from borrowing are adequate.