March saw the UK stock market continue its strong start to the year as investors brushed aside the headline-grabbing events in Cyprus, where a controversial bailout was needed to avoid the collapse of its banking sector.

The FTSE All Share index, which is considered to be the best performance measure of the overall UK stock market, rose by 1.4%^[1] in March on a total return basis (includes dividends). It was the tenth consecutive month the index has risen and it is up by 10.3% year-to-date.  

Fraudsters are cold calling pensions policyholders throughout the UK claiming that they can help savers cash in their pension early.

A European Court of Justice ruling has banned insurance companies from using a person’s gender as a factor in calculating insurance premiums and benefits.  This ruling came into force on the 21 December 2012 and Phoenix are now using gender neutral rates where applicable. 

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The European Court of Justice is to ban the use of gender, as a rating factor, in the pricing of insurance policies from 21 December 2012. What does this mean for you? Here is our latest update.

We’ve all heard stories about criminals who have stolen someone else’s identity to illegally obtain credit, goods or other services. So what can we do to protect ourselves? We’ve produced a useful guide to help you.