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PERSONAL PENSION PLANS
Type: For new and existing contributions to regular premium individual Personal Pension (98 series) plans.
Charges: Reduction in monthly policy fee from £2.72 a month to £2 a month.
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Foreign & Colonial sees buying opportunities
Foreign & Colonial says that the collapse in investor sentiment is creating compelling stock market opportunities.F&C UK head of equities David Manning says: "This situation presents buying opportunities in specific stocks whose current discounts are unquestionably overdone. "A situation where Colt Telecom, which is forecast next year to report sales of just £360m and operating […]
Friends Provident adds Investment Trust Portfolio to its Capital Investment Bond
Friends ProvidentCAPITAL INVESTMENT BONDType: Addition of Investment Trust Portfolio Fund to its unit-linked Capital Investment Bond. Aim: To achieve capital growth through investing in a range of investment trusts from a number of providers.Investment split: UK – 63 per cent, Europe – 25 per cent, North America – 4 per cent, Japan – 1 per […]
Norwich Union updates its bond range
Norwich UnionINVESTMENT BONDSType: Applicable to FlexiBond, Bicentenary Bond and Managed Portfolio.Allocation rates: Increased rates for FlexiBond and Managed Portfolio. FlexiBond – investments of £5,000 to £14,999 – 100 per cent, £15,000 to £24,999 – 101.5 per cent, £25,000 to £49,999 – 102.75 per cent and £50,000 plus – 103 per cent. Managed Portfolio – investments […]
Market Harborough Building Society looks Ahead to ISAs
HIGH INTEREST ACCOUNTSMarket Harborough Building SocietyISA AHEAD ACCOUNTType: High interest account for pre-individual savings account investments into either mini or maxi ISA's.Minimum-maximum investment: Mini – £3,000, maxi – £7,000.Interest rates: Mini – 7.75 per cent, maxi – 7.95 per cent.Term: Until April 5, 1998.Special offer: 0.5 per cent interest bonus until April 2000 for transfers […]
William Littlewood “betting that QE won’t work”
Journalist Alexis Xydias interviews Artemis manager William Littlewood about his views on bond, equity and currency markets and the impact of a Greek exit from the EU. With bond yields at “ludicrous” levels, William believes a tipping point for bond markets is sure to come. As a result, his Strategic Assets Fund holds government bond shorts to the tune of 100 per […]
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2018 in review: The year in pensions
New DB transfer rules, Sipp legal cases and CDCs are the big pensions news this year says Michael Klimes
Phil Wickenden: Make 2019 all about client experience
As we hurtle towards the new year, it is worth remembering much of the so-called client-centricity discussed is, in fact, little more than process that will not determine whether you win, lose or draw. Sure, a process needs to be reliable, cost-efficient and to point the right service at the right people. But it is […]
Trade bodies urge trustees to hold investment consultants to account on ESG issues
The Association of Member Nominated Trustees and the UK Sustainable Investment Association have urged pension funds to keep an eye on whether their investment consultants’ sustainable investment advice lives up to the minimum service requirements under regulation. The AMNT and UKSIF says consultants should meet minimum requirements as soon as possible so as not to […]
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