risk

Pensions minister Steve Webb has said the government will revisit the issue of risk-sharing as part of its drive to reinvigorate occupational pensions.

Risk is a hot topic at the moment. The turmoil on the stock exchange has seen a big increase in market risk while Standard & Poor's has lowered its opinion of the US's credit risk.

The Psychological Consultancy's Geoff Trickey reveals why you should identify your own risk type before advising clients.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has launched a new service enabling advisers to provide a discretionary management style service.

Andy Brown, investment director at Prudential Portfolio Management Group, on why transparency is not a cure-all for the industry's woes.

Despite last month's significant price movements in US treasuries, yields are still below the levels seen at the end of last year.

Paul Resnik, director and co-founder of FinaMetrica, says planners must ensure they have a proper understanding of their clients' risk tolerance before providing advice.

Assessing a client's risk appetite is key in multi-asset investing. Maria Merricks reports on the compliance issues advisers need to be aware of.

Standard Life Investments' head of UK wholesale, Jacquie Kerr, explains how deviating from the benchmark indices can pay off.

The removal of the requirement to annuitise by age 75 could encourage people to remain in drawdown even when it becomes damaging, MGM Advantage and Intelligent Pensions (IP) warned.