Single-premium bonds:a highly useful investment

Non-professional trustees increasingly look to the unique attributes of single-premium investments to bolster trusts

The unique qualities of single-premium investment have contributed to its popularity as an investment for trusts, particularly with non-professional trustees. Trust business is an increasing section of the investment market, with advisers and clients having one eye on the risks and potential investment returns, and another on estate-planning priorities. Looking at the features that a bond offers over other types of investment, perhaps the most significant is the fact that a bond does not technically produce income. Unless owners trigger certain chargeable events to take place, there will b...