MoneyManagement ISSUE 01 July 2008 >> Comments

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Legacy of the liar loans

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Polarisation mark II

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Hunting for meaning

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TCF - is the FSA committed?

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Delay in getting annuity rates

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COBblers

Is it right that a with profits fund should bear the costs of misselling? Yes, say the life companies citing a statement made in 1998 by Patricia Hewitt, the then Economic Secretary to the Treasury. She made clear that it was acceptable to meet the pensions misselling costs from the inherited estate, because it is "a sensible way to protect policyholders from immediate and severe cuts in their bonuses".


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