Pay-outs on Premium Bonds reached record breaking level in the last financial year according to the latest figures from National Savings.
Ernie was more generous than ever before paying out nearly 7 million prizes worth approximately £540m.
The record prize pay-outs come at a time of increasing popularity for premium bonds with an average investment of £302m a month. March sales reached a record £386.3m.
National IFAs are set to dominate the financial services marketplace according to KPMG Corporate Finance partner John Riddell.In his PIMS presentation Riddell predicted that networks will aim to set up their own national broking houses, while new national will be formed by aggressive, fast growing IFA firms and regional players seeking to grow their businesses […]
The Institute of Financial Planning will seek an alliance with Bankhall and IFA Portfolio after the merger of the support services giants is completed.The professional body believes the merged organisation will offer it access to many IFAs likely to embrace the financial planning message.IFP chief executive officer Nick Cann says "The Bankhall deal is a […]
Edenred has partnered with Johnson Fleming to launch an auto-enrolment solution for small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) that will help employers fulfil their pensions obligations.
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