| Founded in 1832, Friends Provident was one of the first companies to provide life assurance and other related products to private individuals. Over 170 years later, Friends Provident has now become one of the most progressive and successful investment and insurance groups in the UK. |
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| The Friends Provident Group employs over 4000 staff, and administers in excess of three million policies and accounts for customers worldwide. Friends Provident has received the Standard & Poor’s rating of A+* , and the Moody’s rating of A2** . |
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| Friends Provident International is the International arm of the Friends Provident Group and has many years of offshore experience. This has helped them to establish strong relationships in many parts of the world, including the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scandinavia, Africa as well as the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region. This global perspective gives them a firm understanding of the wider issues facing investors and allows them to respond quickly to changes that affect investments. |
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| Friends Provident International’s offshore funds are managed by F&C Asset Management plc, a company created from the recent merger of Friends Ivory & Sime and Royal & SunAlliance Investments. F&C is a global Asset Management Company with over 118 years of successful fund management experience. |
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| F&C manages over 118 billion GBP (220 billion USD) of funds worldwide with Friends Provident as their principal shareholder. In addition to managing a full range of offshore funds for Friends Provident, F&C also manages funds for a number of major institutional clients in the UK and around the world. |
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| In addition to the funds offered through F&C, Friends Provident International Ltd in the Isle of Man offers access to 40 leading Fund Managers including Fidelity, Invesco and HSBC. |
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| *STANDARD & POOR’S AA rating – an insurer rated AA has very strong financial security characteristics. |
| **MOODY’S Aa3 rating – indicates insurance companies which offer excellent financial security and are generally known as high-grade companies. |