3 Mar 2010 07:00
| Press Release | 3 March 2010 |
Lighthouse Group plc
('Lighthouse' or 'the Company')
LighthouseTemple appointment by the Royal Mint
Lighthouse Group (AIM:LGT) is pleased to announce that, following a successful tender process, LighthouseTemple has been appointed as the exclusive Financial Adviser to Royal Mint employees in relation to their deferred benefit pension transfer options under their new final salary scheme. The new scheme is administered by The Prudential Assurance Company Limited.
LighthouseTemple, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Group Plc, will counsel and advise Royal Mint staff on an individual basis on the necessary actions they need to consider in relation to the transfer of their deferred benefit.
The Royal Mint is a government owned company and is the world's leading export mint, producing coins and medals for approximately 60 countries. The Royal Mint is based near Cardiff.
Anne Jessopp of the Royal Mint, said: "We look forward to working with LighthouseTemple on this; following the tender process, it is apparent that their high quality advisers are an excellent choice to support our staff on their deferred benefits."
Paul Harris, Managing Director of LighthouseTemple, commented: "We are delighted to be helping Royal Mint provide advice for their employees.
"Lighthouse continues to develop integrated relationships with our client groups, under a programme of Affinity Relationships, which both plays to our existing strengths and gives us greater visibility of earnings."
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For further information, please contact:
| Lighthouse Group plc |
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| Paul Harris | Tel: +44 (0)800 85 85 90 |
| Malcolm Streatfield | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 5646 |
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| www.lighthousegroup.plc.uk |
| Shore Capital and Corporate Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
| (Nominated Adviser to the Company) |
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| Dru Danford / Stephane Auton |
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Media enquiries:
| Abchurch Communications | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700 |
| Heather Salmond / Joanne Shears / Nick Probert | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7715 |
| joanne.shears@abchurch-group.com |
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| nick.probert@abchurch-group.com | www.abchurch-group.com |
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| Winningtons PR |
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| Tom Cooper | Tel: +44(0)117 920 0092 |
| tom.cooper@winningtons.co.uk | www.winningtons.co.uk |
About Lighthouse Group plc
Lighthouse Group is one of the largest independent financial adviser groups in the UK, with over £6 billion of funds under advice. The Group is cash generative, profitable and dividend paying.
Lighthouse Group provides support to in excess of 800 IFAs across the UK who, in turn, provide financial planning advice to both private and corporate clients via its operating divisions.