Former L&G head Harrington joins Lowes Group

Harrington (pictured) will work on developing the group's structured product related initiatives in the new role, including the inclusion of structured products on platforms. Advisers are often unable to access structured products via platforms which is continuing to limit their use, said Harrington. He said: "Lowes' initiatives in the structured product space have been instrumental in raising advisers' awareness of market. "Use of structured products by financial advisers is rising but it is nowhere near where it should be, in many cases because of a lack of ability to access such...