Service levels win Matrix Capital NS&I contract extension

Free meeting after jackpot win

Hannah Godfrey
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Premium bond jackpot winners will continue to receive free financial advice from chartered financial planner Matrix Capital, following the extension of its contract with National Savings and Investments (NS&I).

Matrix won the three-year contract from 2014 and has now been given a 12-month extension until 31 March next year. The firm provides an initial guidance meeting free of charge to the winner of the million-pound premium bond jackpot, which is often held inside a hotel in a secret meeting to protect the anonymity of the winner. It is the winners' choice whether they take the free meeting - although Matrix said they usually do. Typically, guidance on gifting, inheritance tax, investing for income, retirement planning and long-term care are discussed - though there have been "odd occasion...

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