Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/yourmoney.html en-en Tue, 13 May 2008 16:44:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/yourmoney.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080513/tbs-uk-mercer-pensions-9c520bd.html /rtrs/20080513/r_t_rtrs_bs_insuranc/tbs-uk-mercer-pensions-9c520bd_1 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:44:00 +0000 Some of Britain's top companies have increased pension scheme life expectancy assumptions, adding billion of pounds to their liabilities, but remain way off regulatory guidelines, pension consultancy Mercer said. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080513/tbs-uk-ubs-appointments-9c520bd.html /rtrs/20080513/r_t_rtrs_bs_insuranc/tbs-uk-ubs-appointments-9c520bd_1 Tue, 13 May 2008 15:21:00 +0000 Swiss-based bank UBS AG named Ian Gladman and Edouard de Vitry as co-heads of financial institutions (FIG) coverage for Europe, the Middle-East and Africa at its investment bank. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080512/tbs-uk-southerncross-4a72053.html /rtrs/20080512/r_t_rtrs_bs_services/tbs-uk-southerncross-4a72053_1 Mon, 12 May 2008 06:43:00 +0000 Southern Cross Healthcare Group , said on Monday it had raised fees by around 5 percent, beating forecasts, as first-half profits also beat estimates. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080508/tbs-uk-insurance-9c520bd.html /rtrs/20080508/r_t_rtrs_bs_insuranc/tbs-uk-insurance-9c520bd_2 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:06:00 +0000 European insurers Munich Re, Old Mutual, Royal & Sun Alliance and Generali warned on Thursday that market conditions would be tough this year, due to rising competition and turbulent financial markets. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080508/tbs-uk-pensions-lcp-9c520bd.html /rtrs/20080508/r_t_rtrs_bs_insuranc/tbs-uk-pensions-lcp-9c520bd_1 Thu, 08 May 2008 07:33:00 +0000 The value of pension buyout deals could hit 10 billion pounds in 2008, a three-fold increase on last year, a report by pensions advisory firm Lane Clarke & Peacock (LCP) said on Thursday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080506/tbs-uk-ubs-results-4a72053.html /rtrs/20080506/r_t_rtrs_bs_services/tbs-uk-ubs-results-4a72053_3 Tue, 06 May 2008 09:25:00 +0000 UBS will cut 5,500 jobs in one the biggest purges seen so far in the financial markets crisis, as the Swiss wealth-management titan slashes at the investment bank that plunged it into turmoil. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080506/tbs-uk-aberdeen-results-4a72053.html /rtrs/20080506/r_t_rtrs_bs_services/tbs-uk-aberdeen-results-4a72053_1 Tue, 06 May 2008 07:28:00 +0000 Aberdeen Asset Management said on Tuesday that pretax profit before exceptional items and amortisation of intangibles for the six months to end-March rose to 47.3 million pounds, below some forecasts. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080506/tbs-uk-lloydstsb-4a72053.html /rtrs/20080506/r_t_rtrs_bs_services/tbs-uk-lloydstsb-4a72053_1 Tue, 06 May 2008 06:50:00 +0000 Lloyds TSB said it was on track to deliver a good performance in the first half, excluding a writedown of 387 million pounds on the value of assets tarnished by the credit crunch. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080505/tbs-uk-berkshire-buffett-rbs-9c520bd.html /rtrs/20080505/r_t_rtrs_bs_insuranc/tbs-uk-berkshire-buffett-rbs-9c520bd_1 Mon, 05 May 2008 02:03:00 +0000 Warren Buffett said on Sunday his Berkshire Hathaway insurance and investment company may be "close" to buying a medium-sized British company and "will look" at Royal Bank of Scotland's possible divestiture of its insurance unit. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080504/tbs-uk-berkshire-buffett-korea-9c520bd.html /rtrs/20080504/r_t_rtrs_bs_insuranc/tbs-uk-berkshire-buffett-korea-9c520bd_1 Sun, 04 May 2008 23:52:00 +0000 Warren Buffett said on Sunday his Berkshire Hathaway insurance and investment company might invest more in South Korea, following a successful investment in the steelmaker POSCO . Reuters