How to shelter your investments from the 50% tax rate.

Ellen Kelleher at the Financial Times looks at some of the strategies that can be adopted for avoiding 50% tax on your investments.

Is your workplace pension enough?

So you are lucky enough to be in a job which offers a Final Salary pension scheme and both you and your employer contribute regularly - surely you do not need to think further about your pension pot? Not according to a recent survey by Standard Life. It has found that while one in six people want to work past the current retirement age of 65, a third believe that they will have no other choice. See the full article on why your workplace pension may not be enough - click HERE.

Friends Provident and the Resolution Offer

Robert Preston's interesting look at the recent offer for Friends Provident.