13 Nov 2014 07:00
Lighthouse Group plc
Change of Adviser
Lighthouse Group plc (AIM: LGT), the national financial adviser of choice for Middle Britain, is pleased to announce that it has appointed finnCap Ltd as nominated adviser and broker with immediate effect.
For more information please contact:
Lighthouse Group plc | |
Richard Last, Chairman richard.last@lighthousegroup.plc.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 5640 |
Malcolm Streatfield, Chief Executive Malcolm.streatfield@lighthousegroup.plc.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 5642 |
Peter Smith, Finance Director Peter.smith@lighthousegroup.plc.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 1392 457850 |
www.lighthousegroup.plc.uk |
finnCap Ltd | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
Charlotte Stranner/ James Thompson | |
About Lighthouse Group plc
Lighthouse Group plc, listed on AIM since 2000, is the UK's largest autonomous national intermediary providing financial advice to personal and corporate clients via circa 500 experienced advisers located throughout the UK. Lighthouse is the financial adviser of choice for "middle Britain" and to employees in the SME market. It is also a leading provider of financial advice to members of major trade unions and other affinity groups.
Lighthouse Group plc operates through three principal divisions, Lighthouse Financial Advice ("LFA"), LighthouseCarrwood ("Carrwood") and Lighthouse Advisory Services ("LAS"). LFA provides financial advice to large employer organisations and unions through affinity relationships, and its clients include Unite, GMB, Prospect, Unison, USDAW and Parliament Hill. Carrwood is dedicated to providing independent financial advice to high net worth individuals and to corporates. It has working relationships with professional advisory businesses such as accounting firms. LAS is a network business providing regulatory authorisation, professional indemnity insurance, income collection and compliance services to financial advisers operating under their own brands. LAS also has access to the market leading operating system, Lighthouse Fairway, based on a unique integration of two leading software packages, Intelligent Office and Dynamic Planner, which is available to all advisers in the Group.
On 30 January 2014 Lighthouse announced the launch of its Lighthouse Pensions Trust ("LPT") targeting the imminent commencement of automatic enrolment, particularly for UK SMEs, through the Group's Employee Benefits business within Carrwood.
The Group has demonstrated considerable resilience during the pre- and post- Retail Distribution Review period against a backdrop of substantial regulatory and business change. The Group's growth strategy entails operating efficiently through investment in and application of technology investment and risk-rated researched solutions.
The Group aims to increase its relationships with and the benefits it derives from its relationships with affinity groups and professional partners in LFA and Carrwood respectively, Lighthouse operates from its headquarters in London as well as having principal operating offices in Stockport and Woodingdean, near Brighton.
For more information please visit: http://www.lighthousegroup.plc.uk/