Blunkett to give keynote speech at II London Forum

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David Blunkett MP, former secretary of state for Work and Pensions, will give the keynote address ‘Live Now pay Later: Can we make the pension changes change the savings habit' at the London Forum 2008, hosted by IFAonline's sister publication International Investment.

He will also be involved in a panel debate on ‘Generic Advice-opportunities for the IFA market?’ on the new Money Guidance scheme with other leading industry players. Other speakers throughout the day include: Andrew Tully, senior pensions policy manager at Standard Life on Pensions for ex-pats Tim Rees, head of technical support at Clerical Medical on offshore tax planning opportunities for UK based advisers Brian Murphy, senior financial planning manager at AXA Life on IHT planning post 6 April 2008 The Forum will be held on Tuesday, 13 May at the Victoria Park Plaza Hot...

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