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NEWSPAPER AND PRESS ARTICLES 

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Fri 21 July 2006
FSB FSB warns pensions secretary to lay off small firms
The Times How to choose a private pension
Thu 20 July 2006
IFA Online State pension reforms don't work with personal accounts
icCheshire Pension reforms to benefit the rich
Wed 19 July 2006
Western Mail Automatic enrolment into new pension supported by the public
Tue 18 July 2006
Reuters Pension savers prefer simplicity to choice
Mon 17 July 2006
BBC Pensions burden damaging UK firms
Scotsman Firms sticking with staff pensions
Guardian Rising costs threaten company pension schemes
Sun 16 July 2006
Observer Stake your claim for pension refund
Sat 15 July 2006
The Times Wealthy follow Brethrens' lead in avoiding pension annuities
Ananova Most unaware of pension changes
Scotsman Pension plans should start in school
Scotsman Pension losers face a long and lonely battle
Scotsman How do inheritance tax calculations take account of pensions?
Telegraph Hutton's nothing to do with us line enrages those on losing end
Fri 14 July 2006
The Herald Defiance as ECJ rules on pensions
Western Mail Steelmen face pensions cash battle in high court
Personnel Today European Court of Justice likely to clear UK government
Creditcontrol.co.uk Threat of increased payments into Pension Protection Fund
The Times Filling pensions gap poses £5bn threat to tax
Reuters Firms sharply raise pension contributions
Reuters EU adviser says UK pension law flawed
Thu 13 July 2006
Independent Minister gives warning to live fast, die poor generation
Telegraph Car dealer blow to final salary schemes
Telegraph Live fast, die poor
Reuters EU court told UK not breaking EU pension law
Conservatives Regulators were intimidated by senior company bosses
Wed 28 June 2006
Telegraph Another impotent inquiry into Equitable
Sun 25 June 2006
Sunday Times European blow for Equitable victims
Thu 22 June 2006
BBC Equitable inquiry faces delay
Sun 18 June 2006
Independent Pensions compensation battle to be fought out in high court
Scotsman Employers want to wish their pension promises away
Sun 11 June 2006
Observer Hutton has produced dodgy dossier on pensions compensation
Sat 10 June 2006
The Times BT suffers pensions guarantee setback
This is Money Savers underestimate pension pots
Western Mail Why a £50k pension fund is peanuts
Guardian Warning of pension cuts angers unions
Fri 9 June 2006
Western Mail Sales of pensions hit new high
Sky News Firms plan pensions cuts
Independent 1,000 firms replenish pension funds
Thu 8 June 2006
Telegraph Pension chiefs are now as unpopular as traffic wardens
Telegraph Pension reform could cost 1.5m savers £450 a year
Daily Post PO pension payments too costly
 

 

PERIODICALS AND ARTICLES

Silly Equitable Story by a Non GAR

Article - OTHER ROUTES TO A MORE EQUITABLE LIFE (by Dr Michael Nassim EL policy holder)

Article - THE EQUITABLE LIFE DISASTER- DOES IT COMPARE  TO THE LLOYD’S ASBESTOSIS SCANDAL OF THE 1980’s? (by Dr Michael Nassim EL policy holder)

The Equitable Saga - Teresa Hunter  31 March 2004

BBC Interview with Chris Headdon Feb 2004

Investors Chronicle  

The Actuary Letters

Europe Intelligence Wire

The New Statesman

The Economist

Pensions' World

BBC

The Guardian - Equitable Special Report

Ananova

NewsNow.co.uk

 

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Questions can be answered by the Telegraph send them to equitable@telegraph.co.uk

General Questions can be answered by the Sunday Times equitable@sunday-times.co.uk.

NB The Equitable Life site has a clarification of some of the reports in the press.


DISCUSSIONS AND ASK THE EXPERTS

The Motley Fool  has a lively discussion board running on Equitable.

  Also visit their Pensions Discussion Board on the Motley Fool for some really good points and suggestions.

Financial Times - FT.com Discussion Board on Equitable Life 

Astute Investor - Lots of discussion on Equitable

The Money Bag  a UK Personal Finance Site. 

Google Finance Usenet Group - Equitable Discussion Thread going back to 1998

This is Money now also have a Pensions discussion board 

MoneyWhispers.

Daily Telegraph have a Questions and Answers. E-mail equitable@telegraph.co.uk

Equitable Life Help Box


PLEASE PLEASE contact your MEP regarding the Equitable crisis, it is vitally important for both leavers and stayers alike. A petition has been put forward to Europe.  See WRITING LETTERS - CONTACTS - INCLUDING CONTACTING YOUR MP,  MEP and the Press  Say you won't vote for your MP again unless the plight of Equitable policyholders is put before Tony Blair. Equitable Life is a far bigger scandal than endowment mis-selling because the company was held up to be as safe as the Bank of England - it is a black-and-white case of mis-selling.

 

Equitable Life Assurance Society Motto “Sic nos non nobis” (thus do we, but not for ourselves)