Franklin Templeton Investments 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 Franklin Templeton Investments as its latest sponsor.
By confirming sponsorship of IFAP and its consumer-facing ‘find an IFA’ search which is hosted on unbiased.co.uk, Franklin Templeton Investments clearly demonstrates its commitment to the intermediary sector as a whole. Being a sponsor of IFAP will also give Franklin Templeton Investments a greater insight into and understanding of the independent financial adviser community.
Franklin Templeton Investments is one of the world's largest asset management groups with over £386 billion in assets under management (as of 31 August 2010) on behalf of over 23 million private, professional and institutional investors worldwide. In the UK, Franklin Templeton Investments offers a distinct and diversified investment line-up of over 70 funds, which are managed by three major cross-border equity houses (Franklin, Templeton and Mutual Series); several dedicated country-specific equity houses; complemented by a substantial global fixed income group.
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.
Ian Wilkins, Sales and Marketing Director at Franklin Templeton Investments said, ‘We believe that independent and professional financial advice offers consumers a valuable framework within which to take long-term decisions about their financial future. As a group, we want to demonstrate our commitment to the UK advisory community by supporting IFAP to increase the awareness and benefits of IFAs amongst investors, something that we feel is especially important right now given the market volatility of the past two years.”
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive of IFA Promotion said, “IFA Promotion continues to work hard to promote the independent financial advice proposition to consumers and 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 Franklin Templeton Investments 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/Ellie Brooke, 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 |
J.P. Morgan Asset Management |
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Alliance Trust |
Legal & General |
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Aviva |
Lockton |
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AXA Life |
Lutine Assurance Services |
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Bright Grey |
MetLife |
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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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Franklin Templeton Investments |
Standard Life Assurance Company |
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Friends Provident |
Sun Life Financial of Canada |
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ICM Research |
Zurich Intermediary Group |
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Invesco Perpetual |
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
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