Seize the G-Day and grasp the I-E nettle

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Upcoming changes to gender-based pricing will create opportunities, but beware the end of the I-E tax regime, writes Jennifer Gilchrist, senior product development manager at Scottish Provident

While many people will be counting down the days to Christmas, for those working in financial services, the countdown is a very different one. It might be 11 weeks to the festive period but it is only 10 weeks to the end of gender-specific pricing (G-Day). Add to that the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the changes to the income minus expenses system (I–E) which are fast approaching and there is a lot of preoccupation with the new legislation about to hit the industry. G-Day The build up to G-Day has seen a great deal of emphasis placed on encouraging female clients to buy insu...

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