Winterthur Life

The Pensions Ombudsman has found in favour of Friends Life after a consumer had complained it misled him about the nature of its treatment of additional voluntary contributions (AVCs).

Alternatively Secured Pensions are still a useful retirement planning tool, despite the industry's failure to achieve any tax concessions from the Treasury, claims Winterthur Life.

Winterthur Life is to launch a series of roadshows across the country to help advisers focus on the specialist needs of high-net-worth customers.

Winterthur Life is to increase support for advisers by appointing a new national accounts manager from Sesame

Winterthur Life is to hold a new series of adviser workshops to highlight the priority pension issues for the coming year.

Equitable Life has appointed a new non-executive director to its board, effective immediately.

Winterthur Life is developing its support for IFAs in the South-East with a new appointment from Aegon Scottish Equitable.

Winterthur Life has extended its 'Winterthur Chambers' service with two new adviser education programmes.

If a national scheme of personal accounts come into effect the focus should not be on low costs at the expense of good communication, says Winterthur Life.

Winterthur Life has launched an enhanced online adviser tool for investments including the ability analyse holdings of third party products.