Friends Provident is "good", but L&G is still "bad"

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Friends Provident has become a "good" company in the eyes of investment IFA Chartwell Associates, as...

Friends Provident has become a "good" company in the eyes of investment IFA Chartwell Associates, as it has agreed to hand over performance figures for its with-profit fund to be included in their Group's specialist guide. Chartwell has been waging a campaign against all with-profits providers to persuade them to improve transparency and disclose the performance of their with-profits fund, in the hope it gives investors a better idea of the provider's financial health and their with-profits status. Each provider was asked to hand over performance data to be included in a regular wit...

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