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The long-established mainstay of the life industry is out of date and those advisers who continue to recommend the with-profits option should question their motives as it is unlikely to meet client requirements, says David Ferguson

In a sector in which scandal and mis-selling are never far away could it be that the next port of call for the legal eagles will be offshore with-profits bonds? I really cannot fathom why providers persist with this outdated, paternalistic and simply archaic proposition in 2005. Whatever the supposed merits of the asset class they simply do not support the principles of openness and transparency that are demanded by consumers in these post- various scandal times. Have all the efforts to educate on themes such as financial planning and asset allocation really fallen on such deaf ears that ...

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