Tens of thousands of small firms will receive payments from insurance companies for coronavirus-related business interruption losses, following a ruling by the UK's Supreme Court today.
The annual increase in deaths across England and Wales in 2020 was higher than in any year since the Great Depression, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has revealed.
Insurance companies suffered significantly higher losses from natural disasters in 2020 than they did the previous year, research from Munich Re has revealed.
Employee and employer contributions to defined contribution (DC) pensions schemes in the UK fell significantly last year amid COVID-19 turmoil, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.
The global economy is forecast to grow at a record speed this year, although the rate of expansion is likely to be significantly uneven across countries.
The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes at the UK's 350 largest listed companies nearly doubled last year amid COVID-19 turmoil.
England and Wales registered 51% more deaths between 19 December and 25 December 2020 (week 52) than over the corresponding week in 2019, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has revealed.
The number of people willing to get a COVID-19 vaccination is rising in the US and UK, but falling in several other countries, a global survey has uncovered.
The attractiveness of Chinese equities should not overshadow the critical need for investors to adopt global diversification in their portfolios, an independent financial advisory organisation has warned.
UK citizens looking to retire in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland will receive the same increases to their state pension as those remaining in Britain, following the new Brexit deal.
