The final chapter for Equitable Life?

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Is the Equitable Life saga finally staggering to a conclusion? We have had the report of the Parliamentary Ombudsman and are now waiting for the government's response to that.

Back in July when the report came out this was promised for the "autumn" so time is running out. All the signs are that we will get the key decisions before Christmas, however. In the meantime, both the Equitable Life board and the Equitable Members Action Group have been busy inside Parliament. They have both appeared before the Public Administration Select Committee PASC) and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services and next Tuesday the Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson has secured a Westminster Hall debate on the topic. The two All Party Group meetings have at...

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