Ecclesiastical proves its commitment to the IFA market by becoming the latest sponsor of IFA Promotion
IFA Promotion (IFAP), the organisation promoting the benefits of independent financial advice, today welcomes Ecclesiastical Investment Management Ltd as its latest sponsor.
By confirming sponsorship of IFAP and its consumer-facing ‘find an IFA’ search which is hosted on unbiased.co.uk, Ecclesiastical clearly demonstrates its support to the independent financial advice sector as a whole.
Ecclesiastical Investment Management is an ethical investment company which strives to deliver both profits and principles. The team boasts one of the UK’s leading fund managers in Robin Hepworth, who is AAA rated by Citywire and manages the Amity International Fund and the Higher Income Fund. Ecclesiastical Investment Management is part of Ecclesiastical, which specialises in charity, education heritage and care insurance with group assets of over £1.5 billion and group net asset of over £362 million.
Unbiased.co.uk is now in its 21st year and has handled half a million requests for details of local IFAs over the last year. The ‘find an IFA’ search has white label versions on over 60 partner websites and media portals, promoting the benefits of independent financial advice to the consumer.
Daniel Barber, Investment Marketing Manager at Ecclesiastical said, “At Ecclesiastical we are committed to supporting the IFA market in the UK and it is at the heart of our investment business proposition. We are delighted to be sponsoring IFA Promotion as we realise their role of promoting independent financial advice to consumers is of major importance to the financial services industry as a whole.”
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive of IFA Promotion said, “IFA Promotion continues to work hard to promote the independent financial advice proposition to consumers and during tough times this message has never been more important. Through our many years experience of targeting consumers to explain the benefits of independent financial advice, we can offer our sponsors great knowledge and insight. We are delighted that Ecclesiastical are supporting us and the wider IFA market and welcome them as our newest sponsor.”
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Karen Barrett, Chief Executive, unbiased.co.uk: 020 7833 3131
Anna Schirmer/Anna Moulds/Charli Scouller, Lansons Communications: 020 7294 3682
For expert commentary or case studies from over 150 media-friendly IFAs, journalists should visit www.unbiased.co.uk/bluebook.
About unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website
The unbiased.co.uk portal is a free and confidential UK-wide search matching consumers with local professional advisers: ‘find an IFA’, ‘find a mortgage adviser’, and ‘find a solicitor’, and is currently inviting registrations for its ‘find an accountant’ service. These searches enable consumers to find professional advisers by postcode, area of specialism, qualification and payment method. In 2009, unbiased.co.uk fulfilled half a million searches for local, professional advice.
IFA Promotion, the organisation behind unbiased.co.uk, is now in its 21st year, and was set up to promote the benefits of independent financial advice to consumers.
IFAP is sponsored by the following companies:
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AEGON Scottish Equitable |
Legal & General |
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Alliance Trust |
Lockton |
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Aviva |
Lutine Assurance Services |
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AXA Life |
MetLife |
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Bright Grey |
National Savings & Investments |
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Canada Life Ltd |
Opinium Research |
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Cardif Pinnacle |
Prudential |
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The Children’s Mutual |
Royal London 360° |
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Clerical Medical Investment |
Scottish Life |
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Ecclesiastical Investment Management Ltd |
Scottish Widows Plc |
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Friends Provident |
Standard Life Assurance Company |
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Invesco Perpetual |
Sun Life Financial of Canada |
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management |
Zurich Intermediary Group |
Registered Office: unbiased.co.uk is the consumer brand of IFA Promotion Ltd, 90 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5UB. Registered in Scotland: No. 114606