Fund price errors at Clerical Medical

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Clerical Medical says it has identified and corrected "discrepancies" in some of its unit-linked funds, brought about because of data input errors.

The price errors affected unit-linked pensions, life and bonds policies. With-profits policies and Oeics were not affected. The provider says fewer than 5% of its 2 million customers were hit, and of those “the majority benefited from the pricing error”. “They are keeping their gain, “ the provider says. Some 81,000 policies gained and some 59,000 lost out, with the average gain standing at £144, and the average loss at £95. Those that did lose out are being made good. The figures mean the company overpaid those who gained by more than £11.6m, which added to the losses made good ...

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