Lighthouse renews affinity contract with GFTU

260,000-plus members

Julian Marr
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National adviser Lighthouse has agreed the renewal of its contract with the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) to be the preferred provider of financial advice to its affiliate members.  

The GFTU, which is the federation for specialist trade unions and sections of larger, general unions, has 27 affiliates with some 260,000 members and provides a range of support and services, including education, research and project management. The new contract will run for two years from 1 March 2018 and, under its terms, Lighthouse will be the preferred provider of financial advice to GFTU affiliate members, encompassing advice on savings, investments, pensions and protection, plus mortgages. The company said the contract renewal underpinned its growing list of affinity partnership...

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