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UK pension scheme buyouts to pass 10 bln pounds in 2014

* KPMG sees buyout market at 20 bln stg a year by 2020 * Funding level of schemes not getting better By Simon Jessop LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - UK pension schemes are expected to transfer more than 10 billion pounds ($16 billion) in payout obligations to insurance firms in 2014

Britain plans to allow over-55s greater access to pension savings

By David Milliken LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Britons coming up to retirement will find it easier to spend their pension savings early, according to government plans announced on Tuesday that extend a big overhaul of pensions set out earlier this year. Finance minister George Osborne s

UPDATE 1-Investment funds will come under new regulatory focus - Carney

(Adds more detail, background) WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Investment funds will come under increased focus from global financial regulators, the head of a worldwide push to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis said on Sunday. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, who is also h

Sector movers: Insurers prop up the Footsie

The insurance sector led the way higher on Wednesday, led by gains in Prudential and Legal & General. Insurers' share prices got a boost from a positive research note on the global insurance sector from Citi analysts. The broker estimates that free-cash-flow yields for global insurers in 2015 are i

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Legal & General Executives Buy Shares

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Legal & General Non-Executives Buy Shares

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Flat, But Hong Kong Protests Weigh On Banks

UPDATE 2-UK's Osborne targets welfare for cuts in tough message to voters

* George Osborne seeks to regain initiative after Europe split * Osborne abolishes pension "death tax" * Pledges cuts to welfare spending * Tells voters: Conservative will fix the finances (Recasts, adds details) By William James and William Schomberg BIRMINGHAM, E

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

UK's Osborne launches Conservative election pitch with pension tax cut

By William James and William Schomberg BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 29 (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne will promise on Monday to scrap a tax on inherited pension savings as he lays out the Conservative Party's economic pitch for next year's election. Speaking to media

UK's Osborne launches Conservative election pitch with pension tax cut

By William James and William Schomberg BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne will announce on Monday that he will scrap a tax on inherited pension savings as he lays out the Conservative Party's pitch to win the next election on the back of its eco

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead