News in brief, mandates and product launches from this week

Scottish Life has added Quilter, a specialist in personalised investment management services, to its panel of discretionary fund managers (DFMs). Quilter joins Brewin Dolphin, Cazenove Capital Management, Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management and Rathbones on the Scottish Life panel.

NOW: Pensions has unveiled a series of films aimed at tackling key areas of debate within the UK pensions industry. They focus on the truth about pensions, and address a host of issues on the agenda in the run-up to auto-enrolment including lack of transparency, excessive charging, and the importance of clarity and simplicity.

MetLife has launched its next generation of guaranteed retirement income and investment products offering clients and advisers increased certainty and stability in response to consumer and IFA needs and current investment markets. BlackRock will manage the portfolios which offer maximum equity exposures of 50%, 60% and 70% - varying the funds’ exposure depending on market conditions.

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