Friends Prov CEO reassures IFAs over merger

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IFAs should feel confident about the Friends Provident and Resolution merger, Friends Prov life and pensions chief executive Ben Gunn says.

The message to IFAs is simple Gunn says: “The merger will benefit from the strengths and expertise of both sides, the best of both worlds”. “IFAs will be dealing with the same people they have been for a number of years, but with a stronger and improved company base,” he says. On the proposal to merge F&C and Resolution Asset Management, Gunn sees very little change to either business. He quashed the notion Resolution Asset Management’s “boutique” range of funds did not blend well with F&C. “We think they compliment each other, and the two businesses are closer than people realise,” Gun...

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