Making with-profits more transparent

with-profits

The FSA's new realistic reporting regime will ensure that better information is available on with-profits providers so that it will be easier to assess their financial strength

In recent years, it has been difficult to choose between different with-profits providers. Information has been limited and the lack of transparency of with-profits has made choosing the best provider and product for a client increasingly difficult. Financial strength has been the main tool available for assessing providers, ansd now intermediaries have the benefit of a new tool - the information in the FSA's realistic reporting rules for with-profits companies. Financial strength gives an indication of the overall strength of a with-profits fund and the ability of a provider to meets its ...