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Legal & General Invests In Australia Based Lifetime Mortgage Company

Legal & General has today announced it has acquired a 20 per cent stake in the Australian lifetime mortgage business Household Capital through its Retail Retirement division (LGRR). Household Capital is a specialist retirement funding […]

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Mactavish Survey Reveals Cyber Cover Weakness in Private Equity Market

A new survey of senior private equity professionals reveals only 23% describe the due diligence that private equity firms carry out on cyber security issues of target companies as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.  The research, which was […]

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Broker: LV= Adviser Survey Reveals Equity Release is Becoming the Norm

As governments of all political hues seem keen to bounce the State pension/retirement age further down the line, to aged 70 or beyond perhaps, there’s no doubt that many property owners will face the prospect […]

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Deals: Beech Tree Takes a Stake in Avid Insurance Services

Avid Insurance Services Ltd [‘Avid’], the specialist MGA, has sold a majority stake to Beech Tree Private Equity [‘BTPE’]. Avid managing director Stephen Gibson, who will continue to run the business with commercial director John […]

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Insurance Regulation

Saga Demands Stamp Duty Exemption For Over 50s Downsizing Property

Saga is again calling for the Government to allow one stamp duty free move for those choosing to right-size in retirement as new research reveals that almost three quarters (73%) of over 50s would support one […]

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Appointments: Willis Towers Watson Strengthens Asset Management Team

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) has appointed a number of asset management experts in its FINEX Financial Institutions practice enhancing its offering to a core part of its client portfolio. The appointments are part of the […]

Opinion

The Interview: Building Relationships Drives Cavere Group Expansion

Cavere Intermediary, officially launched in January.  Part of the Cavere Group, it’s growing rapidly, with a raft of new and innovative products and services, most recently a bespoke scheme with Age Partnership. Insurance Edge caught […]