The investigation, being conducted by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, has been prompted by confusion over ‘contingent’ or ‘ancillary’ charges following the Supreme Court judgement in the OFT v Abbey...
The product, the eventual design of which will be determined by the outcome of the review into the annuitisation process, is expected to target a retirement date where consumers buy an annuity,...
The fund has turned in a 3-year return of 18.8 per cent in Euro terms, compared to 7.8 per cent for the Euribor 1M, and a fall of 20.4 per cent for...
Nine out of 10 adults are displaying symptoms arising from anxiety generated by feelings of poor financial understanding or control of personal finances, according to findings from an Axa survey.The provider says...
Speaking at the inaugural Centre for Retirement Reform seminar in London, Johnson said Nest savers should be allowed to use their assets to buy a limited term income product to fund living...
Speaking at its annual conference in Leicestershire on July 1, AMII general secretary Michael Payne slammed the increase in IPT from 5 to 6 per cent on medical insurance announced in last...
Speaking at the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries annual exhibition and conference in Leicestershire on July 1, Macdonald warned that advisers need to ensure clients understand the way healthcare can help their...
Asked whether the new government was an opportunity or threat to the PMI sector, a panel of industry experts predicted changes that could both help and hinder the private medical insurance sector,...
With public sector pensions set squarely in George Osborne’s crosshairs, delegates at the NAPF’s local authority pensions conference in May could be forgiven for feeling uneasy. Who better to rally the troops...
Until recently group Sipp was the “hot product”; now it’s corporate wrap. But is it just a fad or will it dramatically change the market?Both are employer-sponsored arrangements offering a range of...
