Sweden’s biggest pension fund fires chief executive over ‘unusually inept’ bank investments
The chief executive of Sweden’s biggest pension company has been fired after it lost £1.5bn in the recent US banking...
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Junior doctors ‘plan strike action for every upcoming bank holiday’
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said this week’s action will have a “catastrophic impact” on the NHS.“There’s...
Teachers unions make £120m bet on hedge funds
The revelations come as the NEU threatens strike action until the end of the year after rejecting a £1,000 one-off...
Britain’s property market faces a reckoning – the house price plunge is only beginning
Inflation will make it much harder for policymakers to step in and alleviate the strain on the housing market if...
Is it illegal to let my house without a buy-to-let mortgage?
The number of accidental landlords is on the rise as vendors bide their time and delay selling until the property...
Oligarch’s fund wants legal review after being ordered to sell British broadband firm
An investment fund set up by a sanctioned oligarch has launched a legal challenge after the Government ordered it to...
Armenia won’t arrest Putin despite his threat of economic ruin
Armenia has said that it won’t arrest Vladimir Putin despite preparing to join the International Criminal Court which has labelled...
The map that shows Britain’s state pension divide
Steven Cameron, of the pension provider Aegon, said it would be a "disaster" if the policy handed early state pension...
What is a SWIFT code?
If you send money abroad, your priority is to guarantee that your payment will arrive at the correct destination. This is...
How much will the triple lock increase my state pension, and is it under threat?
Experts have warned uncertainty still lies ahead for future retirees. Mr Hunt said the Government would publish its review into...
