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
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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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Amber Rudd to return as work and pensions secretary
Former home secretary Amber Rudd is set to return to the cabinet as work and pensions secretary, according to reports. The appointment follows the departure of Esther McVey yesterday over her refusal to back the government’s draft Brexit deal. According to reports, Rudd, a remainer, was offered the job after environment secretary Michael Gove spent […]
FCA writes to pension transfer introducer clients over legal action
The FCA has written to all former clients of Avacade Limited, an unregulated pension introducer, to inform them about its legal action against the firm and its directors. In November 2017 the FCA said it would start civil proceedings against Avacade Limited, now in liquidation, and its three directors Craig Lummis, Lee Lummis and Raymond […]
Fears protection commission disclosure will turn clients off advisers
As new disclosure rules bring the full extent of protection commissions into the spotlight, experts are asking if this will see clients ditch their advisers in favour of execution-only services. Under the Insurance Distribution Directive, from 1 October advisers have had to provide clients with information before a product sale about any commission received, which […]
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