Lighthouse Regulatory News (LGT)

11 Dec 2006 07:02

Lighthouse Group PLC11 December 2006 Press release 11 December 2006 Lighthouse Group plc ('Lighthouse' or 'The Company') City Trustees Relocates to EC2 Lighthouse Group plc (AIM: LGT), one of the UK's largest Independent FinancialAdviser groups and pension scheme administrators, announces today that it ismoving its City Trustees division from Milton Keynes to London. As a part ofthe Company's on-going commitment to providing quality support for itsindependent financial advisers, the Company is bringing the expertise of CityTrustees to the City of London by redeploying the functions of the Milton Keynesoffice to the capital. Lighthouse is relocating its SIPPS business to the Company's headquarters at 26Throgmorton Street, London, EC2, in order to strengthen relationships with keyproviders and clients. City Trustees is a nationally established SIPPSadministrator, currently servicing over 800 SIPPS and 200 SSASs, and the Companyis confident that this move will considerably enhance its offering. Malcolm Streatfield, CEO of Lighthouse, commented: "We are delighted to bebringing our SIPPS administration business into the financial heart of the Cityof London, where our advisers can have more frequent and subsequently even morebeneficial contact with clients and other partners in this field. The moverepresents significant progress in the value of services that Lighthouse canoffer in this arena, and we are excited about the benefits that the move willbring for both our advisers and their clients." - Ends - For further information, please contact: Lighthouse Group plcMalcolm Streatfield, CEO Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 5640malcolm.streatfield@lighthousegroup.plc.uk www.lighthousegroup.plc.uk Media enquiries: Abchurch CommunicationsHeather Salmondheather.salmond@abchurch-group.comGareth Mead Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700gareth.mead@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com Notes to Editors The Lighthouse Group plc is one of the UK's largest Independent FinancialAdviser groups and pension scheme administrators. The Company provides support to over 550 IFAs across the UK who, in turn,provide fully independent financial planning advice to both private andcorporate clients. The Company has in excess of £3 billion worth of funds underinfluence. Based in four main operational centres, in London, Manchester, Brighton andExeter, the Company has grown rapidly through both organic growth and keyacquisitions since being admitted to AIM in October 2000. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange