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Pensioners bear brunt of inflation
LONDON (Reuters) - Pensioners have seen the average cost of living soar by more than a third during the past 10 years, research showed on Saturday. Full Article
Pension funds move from equities to bonds
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost half of final salary pension funds have moved assets from equities to bonds in the past year, as they respond to market volatility and aim to match assets more closely with liabilities, figures show. Full Article
Pensioners bear brunt of British inflation
LONDON (Reuters) - Pensioners have seen the average cost of living soar by more than a third during the past 10 years, research showed on Saturday. Full Article
Pensions shunned to fund kids' education
LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of parents are cutting the pension saving to fund their children's education, a poll shows. Full Article
UK's Nationwide hikes fixed rate mortgages
LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's second largest mortgage lender, said on Monday it would hike the cost of some of its mortgages by up to half a percentage point, just a month after it cut rates to lure in new customers. Full Article
UK insurer Aviva joins postcode annuity fray
LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Britain's largest insurer Aviva <AV.L> said on Friday it would take account of factors including home location, marital status and smoking habits when deciding how much annual pension to offer its clients. Full Article
"Postcode" annuities to hit the affluent
LONDON (Reuters) - Norwich Union is poised to shake-up the annuity market with new pricing that could leave those living in affluent neighbourhoods worse off in retirement. Full Article
Urban art: laughing all the way to the Banksy?
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Nestled on Walton Street in London's stylish Knightsbridge, the Andipa Gallery is taking delivery of life-sized prints, newsprint sculptures and mammoth murals from New York, Los Angeles and Paris. Full Article
Halifax latest to reprice mortgages
LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest mortgage lender, Halifax, is repricing its mortgage range amid the ongoing fallout from the credit crunch. Full Article
Government consults on anti-smoking measures
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The British government launched a three-month public consultation on Saturday on how to cut the number of people smoking. Full Article
