Distribution Technology has won the contract to provide the point of sale software used by Lloyds TSB Private Banking advisers in their consultations with high-net-worth clients.
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The Big V turn… and the big U-turn
Virgin got 2006 off to a controversial start by launching its Big V cancer-only cover administered by Scottish Widows which brought widespread criticism from the protection industry although a few commentators welcomed the innovation.Aegon Scottish Equitable was one of the first providers to announce it would be launching a simple pension term assurance product after […]
Consolidation in search of the holy grail
Consolidation was the keyword in the technology provider marketplace, with Capita acquiring Webline only moments before it was announced that main rival Vertex was buying 1st.The knitting together of these organisations is a bid to achieve the holy grail of true “straight-through-processing”.Both Vertex and Capita are still looking to plug the mortgage-sourcing system hole in […]
Risk management
Some of the real risks faced by pension members could fall between the cracks in the latest review.
Vintage year for wine investment
Fine wine investment group Premier Cru has seen business from advisers increase fivefold since A-Day and intermediary sales now make up half of its inflows.Much of the interest has come from Sipp investors despite the Treasury removing tax relief on wine in pensions.Sales director Gavin Saffer says he expects adviser-based inflows to increase as they […]
Bonds in 2017: Stick or twist?
Royal London Asset Management Bond Fund Managers Paola Binns and Craig Inches look at why short duration could be a key tactic for fixed income investors during 2017. Read the full article here The value of investments and the income from them is not guaranteed and may go down as well as up and investors […]
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Making sense of ESG popularity
The rise of ethical funds and sustainable investment brings into question just how broad and subjective the space can be One of 2018’s most-used buzzwords in investment has been “ethical”. The rise in popularity of environmental, social and governance investing has been widespread, and in 2017 more than £1bn of net retail money flowed into […]
Pimfa publishes updated Mifid guide
The Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association has published an updated version of its Mifid II feedback template and guide. Both documents jointly authored with the Tax Incentivised Savings Association were originally issued for industry comment in June 2018. The updated template and guide reflect the feedback received from Pimfa’s product governance and template testing working groups. […]
L&G apologies to client over pensions tax free cash error
Legal and General Assurance Society has apologised to a client for making repeated mistakes in the information it gave about the amount of tax free cash he could take. In a ruling from The Financial Ombudsman Service, Mr M complains L&G’s errors resulted in the need for him to return funds and caused him “significant trouble” and […]
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