Tuesday, 28th November 2000.
National Mutual’s new Mega 500 fund has been brought in on the back of the new Worldtop 500 index. The index will track the performance of the 500 largest companies in the world. National Mutual is aiming the product at managers of pension funds and administrators of small self administered schemes who are looking for […]
Over two-thirds of 100 IFAs polled at the eXcom conference in October said the most important objective of using technology was to deliver improved levels of service to their clients. The Exchange's role over the past 10 years has been to develop products and services that enable them to do so and this remains our […]
The value ofUK pension funds has fallen for the third consecutive quarter of 2000, according to Edinburgh based performance measurements consultants The WM Company. Overall returns were down 0.4 per cent compared with 0.6 per cent for the first two quarters. The WM Company executive director Peter Warrington says “Returns overall have been disappointing for […]
The new Merrill Lynch defined income and growth fund is an investment trust aimed at investors who are looking for either income or growth. Investors can choose income shares that offer a yearly income of 9.25 per cent, paid quarterly, or zero dividend shares that give a capital rollup option of 30.4 per cent after […]
Jacob de Tusch-Lec explains why he favours bond proxies in Europe (and China). To watch the video click here
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Advisers are being targeted by claims management companies offering payment for referring complaints related to defined benefit pension transfers. Capital Asset Management chief executive Alan Smith was sent a letter this month from Birkenhead-based firm Pension Justice, which claims to be a “missold pension compensation specialist”. The letter asks advisers if they have seen clients […]
Patience is an underrated skill in business. Do not fall into the trap of making decisions too quickly and regretting them later. It is important to make decisions when you run a business. Indeed, there are some situations where making any decision is better than analysis paralysis. However, there are also times when you need […]
Aegon has called on the government to double the tax exemption for employer-arranged pension advice. A report from Aegon and the CBI in March found 56 per cent of employers think the government should extend the tax exemption for employer-provided pension advice to more than £500. Now Aegon wants to see that exemption doubled to […]
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