Just Group shares advance as its new business sales rise 15% in 2018
Chief executive, Richard Cook, said it was an “excellent” year for Just Group despite the “significant regulatory uncertainty” surrounding equity release mortgage rules
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Just Group PLC
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JustGroup - formed in 2016 by the merger of Just Retirement and Partnership Group - is a specialist UK financial services group focusing on attractive segments of the UK retirement income market. The group is a leading and established provider of retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.
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The implementation of new rules around equity release mortgages had been expected to take place by the end of 2018 but have been pushed back by at least a year
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Just Group defers dividend due to threat from proposed lifetime mortgages rule changes though first-half profits jump
Rules put out for consultation in July by the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority would require the FTSE 250-listed firm and its rivals to set aside more capital to protect against the risks posed by lifetime - or equity release - mortgage
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Just Group weak as it warns changes to lifetime mortgage rules could hit its capital position
The warning took the shine off strong first half trading news from the FTSE 250-listed firm with total retirement products sales up 62% to £1.2bn, beating the consensus forecast for £930mln
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Just Group posts record 35% rise in 2017 earnings, with merged annuity provider helped by synergy savings
The FTSE 250 group – formed in 2016 by the merger of Just Retirement and Partnership Group – reported 2017 adjusted operating profits of £220.6mln, up from a pro-forma £163.7mln a year earlier
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