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Canada Life reassures investors on life bond withdrawals
Canada Life has reassured financial advisers that clients using its life bonds can still access their money even if part of their funds are in suspended UK commercial property funds.
Standard Life suspends property-linked life bond withdrawals
Customers with investments in Standard Life’s assurance bonds have been told they cannot access their money if any part – however small – of their funds are in ill-fated UK commercial property funds.
Best Practice | 15 Jul 16
Standard Life offers DB to DC support for advisers
Standard Life is launching a suite of materials to offer more support to advisers in the defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) transfer space.
Concept of open-ended property funds is absurd – Seneca
Last week’s suspension of several daily-traded, open-ended property funds demonstrates that the concept is ‘absurd’, according to Seneca Investment Management.
Henderson, Columbia Threadneedle join UK property fund freeze
Henderson Global Investors and Columbia Threadneedle have announced they have suspended all trading in their respective UK property authorised investment funds (Paifs) and feeder funds, the firms said on Wednesday.