Metlife enters UK with three initial products

Funds from 10 UK houses will feature on Metlife's onshore and offshore bonds with the group's Sipp o...

Funds from 10 UK houses will feature on Metlife's onshore and offshore bonds with the group's Sipp offering whole of market access. The Sipp, due to launch in January, will be the US insurer's first UK product, followed in the second quarter by investment bonds then further guaranteed products later in the year. Artemis, BlackRock Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, Invesco Perpetual, Investec, JPMorgan, Jupiter, New Star, Newton and Schroders are on the bond panel, each offering a limited range of funds. While some firms have just one portfolio on the list, others have up to seven. Jupiter's Globa...