Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Dutch insurance giant Aegon has been criticised by the Dutch government and told to reform the way it constructs its annual accounts.Aegon's unique practice smooths its profits over 30 years, in effect, acting as a giant with-profits fund in the information it gives to investors. It has been attacked for lack of transparency.Aegon is the […]
It is quite a long time since I have seen any articles in the trade press regarding trans-fers of value to a non-UK domiciled spouse for inheritance tax purposes.This is an important subject where relevant as, with the cosmopolitan members of the population of the UK, there are more and more marriages between UK and […]
Premier Fund Managers is launching a new fund which offers an income of 7.5 per cent a year or 42 per cent growth over five years.The Premier UK income & growth plan is linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 Index over the five-year investment period.Investors receive a full return of their original investment […]
So lenders are being “greedy and unfair” again? All lenders are out to rip off the consumer and do so shamelessly?The recent ombudsman ruling on dual pricing has sparked off the usual round of pejorative stories from some sections of the press regarding their great “Satan” – the financial services industry generally and, in this […]
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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There are growing signs that positive lifestyle decisions taken now could lead to positive effects on mental capacity in later life. Vitality’s Deepak Jobanputra examines the emerging evidence.
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 […]
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 […]