Manager focus: Peter Göbel By Fund Strategy  18-May-2009 12:00 AM
The first investments of a fund are crucial for long-term performance, says Peter Göbel, the manager of the newly launched Nucleus Assurance fund 1.

MetLife launches investment bond By Fund Strategy  14-Jan-2009 08:00 AM
MetLife Europe is launching a Guaranteed Investment Bond that offers capital, withdrawal and death benefit guarantees.

Resolution hires ex-FSA chief Tiner in consolidation drive By Money Marketing  09-Sep-2008 12:00 AM
Resolution founder Clive Cowdery will remain in charge of strategy and transactions, but Tiner joins as chief executive along with former HBOS chief finance director Phil Hodkinson who joins as director.

Pru has no plans to cut final with-profits bonus rates By Money Marketing  08-Sep-2008 12:00 AM
Norwich Union revealed last week that payouts on unitised policies have been reduced by 7.5 per cent and conventional business payouts have been reduced by up to 10 per cent due to poor investment returns.

Standard Life adds BlackRock’s Absolute Alpha By Barney Hatt  07-Aug-2008 11:05 AM
BlackRock’s UK Absolute Alpha fund has been added to Standard Life’s insured product range and its life counterpart to FundsNetwork’s investment bond fund range.

Stan Life UK life and pension sales slide 20% in Q4 By IFA Online  30-Jan-2008 12:00 AM
Standard Life's UK life and pensions sales plummeted 20% in Q4 last year as a result of "challenging" second-half market conditions. The company recorded £2.92bn in Q4 UK life and pensions sales, down from £3.65bn for the same period last year.

High Court green lights Equitable Life transfer By IFA Online  03-Dec-2007 12:00 AM
The transfer of £1.8bn worth of with-profits annuity policies from Equitable Life to Prudential has been approved by the High Court. The court's approval on Friday was the final legal step in the process, with the transfer planned to complete on

Pioneer and Exeter set to join forces By IFA Online  03-Dec-2007 12:00 AM
Income protection specialist Pioneer Friendly Society and private medical insurer Exeter Friendly Society are joining forces to form a mutual healthcare insurance firm. Under the Exeter banner, the firms hope to provide "a comprehensive and unique

Standard Life quits protection By Cover magazine  01-Dec-2007 12:00 AM
Provider calls it a day after managing less than 1% share of protection business By Lucy Quinton Standard Life has severed its ties with the UK protection market after poor overall sales failed to pick up. The provider will stop accepting new

Payout guarantee By Cover magazine  01-Dec-2007 12:00 AM
Norwich Union set to roll-out added payout benefit Norwich Union is planning to launch a guaranteed claims pilot within the next few weeks. The added benefit, which will offer policyholders a guarantee that their protection policies will pay out,

Clerical Medical reveals life policy overcharging error By IFA Online  30-Nov-2007 12:00 AM
A processing error which saw up to 64,000 Clerical Medical life policies overcharged has been identified, the firm says. Discrepancies in the annual management charge (AMC) saw some of the unit-linked policies overcharged by hundreds of pounds.

Aegon wins innovation award for '5 for life' By IFA Online  30-Nov-2007 12:00 AM
Aegon has won an innovation award for its 5 for life retirement product. Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), a financial services support organisation, gave the overall award at The Innovators ceremony in Edinburgh earlier this week. The

AXA cuts rates across half of protection products By IFA Online  20-Nov-2007 12:00 AM
AXA has reduced the premiums across a range of its protection products, with an average cut of 1.5%. The firm has revised its rates for Level Life Cover, Decreased Life Cover, Guaranteed Level Life or Earlier Critical Illness Cover, and Guaranteed

ABI figures show strong Q2 life and pension business By Investment Week Magazine  03-Sep-2007 12:00 AM
Life and pensions annual premium equivalent new business was £4.5bn in the second quarter of 2007 according to ABI figures, an increase of 10.7% from £4.06bn in the same period last year. Total single premium new business in the second

Scottish Widows launches alternatives funds By IFA Online  08-Aug-2007 12:00 AM
Scottish Widows has launched two alternative assets funds, the Diversified Assets fund and the Dynamic Property fund.  The funds bring the provider's total life and pension funds to 122. The Diversified Assets fund invests in traditional bonds,

Scottish Life appoints Nick Leitch By IFA Online  28-Jun-2007 12:00 AM
Scottish Life has appointed Nick Leitch as its head of investment marketing. Standard Life says Leitch's role will be to "develop, maintain and promote Scottish Life's investment proposition to the market". He will report to Ewan Smith, group

Lloyds kickstarts £1bn Abbey Life sale - papers 15 June By IFA Online  15-Jun-2007 12:00 AM
Lloyds TSB has kickstarted the £1bn sale of its closed life insurance business Abbey Life, handing Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley the mandate to go out and find buyers, reports The Times. It is thought that Resolution, the life market

standard life International bond By International Investment Magazine  01-May-2007 12:00 AM
This month our panel of experts puts the spotlight on Standard Life's revamped bond Standard Life International offered a significant increase in the range of investment options available when it launched its enhanced offshore bond in March.

Royal London in talks to buy Royal Liver By IFA Online  30-Apr-2007 12:00 AM
ROYAL LONDON, THE UK's largest mutual life insurer, is in talks about a takeover of Royal Liver, its smaller rival, reports The Times.  Royal London is understood to have approached Royal Liver, Britain's second largest friendly society, in the

L&G's Irish subsidiary to precede its offshore bond By Investment Week Magazine  22-Mar-2007 12:00 AM
Legal & General (L&G) is opening an international life company in Ireland and will follow it with an offshore bond launch, subject to Irish regulatory approval. The International Pooler Portfolio Bond will target UK investors and is

L&G's Irish subsidiary to precede its offshore bond By Investment Week Magazine  22-Mar-2007 12:00 AM
Legal & General (L&G) is opening an international life company in Ireland and will follow it with an offshore bond launch, subject to Irish regulatory approval. The International Pooler Portfolio Bond will target UK investors and is

A-Day rules add importance to end of current tax year By Investment Week Magazine  22-Mar-2007 12:00 AM
Tax-year end has taken on major significance for pension advice post A-Day with no further opportunities to carry back relief on contributions, acc-ording to Skandia. Under previous rules, contributions paid into a personal pension in the

Standard Life revamps its International Bond By Investment Week Magazine  22-Mar-2007 12:00 AM
Standard Life International has revamped its International Bond to provide a wider investment choice following the launch of its initial offering last year. Murray Drummond, chief executive of Standard Life International in Dublin, said although

Canada Life DGT changes in line with CTO By IFA Online  01-Mar-2007 12:00 AM
Canada Life International is changing the valuation basis it uses for its discounted gift products after the Capital Taxes Office highlighted a change in position. From today the company says it will be reducing the discount figures it uses in its

Winterthur Life Investment Bond By Investment Week Magazine  26-Feb-2007 12:00 AM
The Winterthur Investment Bond allows complete flexibility in terms of policy use within the product. It is possible for each policy to be treated totally independently in terms of investment planning and withdrawal requirements. The amount in

Asset mix should be focus of with-profits reviews By IFA Online  26-Feb-2007 12:00 AM
The asset allocation of with-profits funds should be the focus of reviews by advisers as changes may mean the current mix is not what either they or the client may anticipate.  Speaking at the Fidelity FundsNetwork Investment Forum, Ned Cazalet,

Shift to sipps pays for Standard Life By IFA Online  13-Feb-2007 12:00 AM
Standard Life saw its life and pensions sales rise by over half in 2006 on the back of key changes at A-Day and a redirection of pensions investments towards sipps. According to figures released this morning by Standard Life Group, the UK division

Standard Life annual with-profits bonus rates unchanged By Investment Week Magazine  05-Feb-2007 12:00 AM
Standard Life cites the need for 'investment flexibility' as the reason for not increasing the annual bonus rates on with-profits policies, despite a record year for equity-based returns. Stock market indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial

Pru's bulk annuity new business declines by 30% By IFA Online  30-Jan-2007 12:00 AM
Prudential has revealed new business for its bulk annuity sector is down 30% on last year, after it chose not to write business at "unattractive pricing".   In its full-year new business results for 2006, Prudential reveals its UK retail insurance

Axa reorganises business By IFA Online  04-Dec-2006 12:00 AM
AXA has announced changes to its organisational structure within its life and general insurance companies which it says will give both businesses a sharper market focus and closer alignment to customer needs. The restructuring in AXA Life and AXA

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