EPR Financial News

Prudential Research Shows Advisers Turn To With-Profits Investments

New research* from Prudential shows that up to a third of advisers expect to recommend with-profits products to clients this year with bonds the most popular. 30 per cent of financial advisers expect to advise clients to invest in with-profits products during 2010. Of those, 63 per cent say with-profits bonds are ...

Barclaycard Wins At The 2010 Cards International Awards

Barclaycard has taken two prizes at the 2010 Cards International Awards for its Visa CodeSure card and its innovative loyalty programme, Barclaycard Freedom. Barclaycard Freedom is the broadest retail rewards scheme the UK has ever known: a rewards coalition of unprecedented size and scope which opened loyalty up to small retailers ...

Glasgow Children Receiving the Most Pocket Money Despite Tough Economic Times

While money may be getting tight and costs continue to rise, pocket money is one aspect of the UK's financial environment that has yet to feel the effects of the current economic climate. The epicentre of this pocket money phenomenon is Glasgow, where children receive the most money each week. A ...

International Figures Show UK Lagging When It Comes To Child Mortality Rate, Prompting Concern From Life Insurance Comparison Site Quoteboffin.co.uk

New research has shown that the UK has the highest child mortality rate in Western Europe. With a rate of 5.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, the UK is falling behind other rich countries when it comes to cutting the number of child mortalities. International figures have revealed that child ...

Principle First Highlights Budget Plans To Make Venture Capital Trusts More Attractive

Principle First has registered extremely strong demand for Venture Capital Trust (VCT) investments driven on the one hand by the VCT's numerous tax advantages, but also by proposed positive changes in VCT legislation which were announced in this year's budget, which if passed should allow VCTs to invest in a ...

Vebnet Reports J.P. Morgan In Its Element With Take Up Of Re-Branded Employees Benefits Scheme

J.P. Morgan, advised by Vebnet, has just announced impressive results from the recent re-brand and re-launch of their employee benefits scheme. Enrolment first opened in February 2012 and within the first three weeks over two-thirds (66%) of staff had made active benefit choices, an increase of 26% on the previous ...

The Royal Mint reveals Britannia 25th anniversary sets for 2012

The Royal Mint has announced that it will reprise Philip Nathan's original 1987 depiction of the British icon on the Gold and Silver Proof coins for 2012, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Britannia commemorative coin. To mark the milestone The Royal Mint has also created two very special ...

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