Gross investment in National Savings’ products increased £931m in June 2000. Savings have now reached £2.6bn this year in its range of income bonds. The Government body says it has attracted £62.7bn in investment in total.
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DBS holds back on stakeholder guide
Network DBS is refusing to construct pre-stakeholder best-buy guides for its members because it claims it does not have enough details about stakeholder.DBS's strategy is in sharp contrast to rival Misys which recently set up a pre-stakeholder panel of six so it can hit the ground running when stakeholder is introduced.DBS says the only certainties […]
Pension details must be simpler
As practising IFAs, we have become increasingly concerned with this Government's continuous changes and additions to pension legislation.Since 1997, we have seen the abolition of ACT relief and the replacement of Serps which has increased the cost of retirement funding. We now have the introduction of stakeholder pensions, concurrency and the new investment instrument, the […]
Downing Corporate Finance i-Net VCT – 27th July 2000
Aim: Growth and income by investing in technology stocks.Minimum investment: £5,000.Closing date: September 12, 2000.Charges: Initial 5 per cent, annual 1.5 per cent.Commission: Initial 2.5 per cent.Tel: 020 7411 4700.
R&SA to review £1bn in orphan assets
Royal & Sun Alliance is the latest life office to set up a review into distributing its orphan assets.R&SA says it has about £1bn in orphan assets and has around 450,000 with-profits policyholders who could be eligible for handouts.But the company claims it is likely to be a “long and complicated process”.It says the surplus […]
Graphic content – October; Italy and the global economic downturn
By Kacper Brzezniak As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgrades the global growth outlook YET again (which is becoming a recurring theme, as we discussed here a year ago), we turn our eyes to Italy’s current economic disaster. Italy has recorded exceptionally weak growth in recent years but, in order to get a better understanding […]
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Amyr Rocha-Lima: Why HR officers should be your next business relationship target
Being the dedicated adviser to the employees of local businesses will boost your reputation and grow your firm Taken at face value, the roles of financial planner and HR officer may not appear to have much in common. Yet, the two can dovetail perfectly in some situations. The most obvious benefit is when it comes […]
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Are DFM deals really taking risks off advisers?
Advisers must be able to trust their discretionary fund manager as decisions that backfire could still be the advisers’ responsibility, experts say. In the latest edition of Money Marketing’s series of live debates, MM Wired, gbi2 consulting director Graham Bentley, Signpost Financial Planning chartered financial planner Nigel McTear, Charles Stanley senior investment manager Will Walker-Arnott […]