Lighthouse Group plc (LON:LGT), the national financial adviser of choice for Middle Britain, with 19 affinity relationships representing over 6 million members, has announced that it has agreed the renewal of its contract with Prospect, as the preferred provider of expert financial advice to its members, encompassing retirement planning, mortgages and investments, for a further one year from 1st August 2017.
Prospect’s 141,000 members are engineers, scientists, managers and specialists in areas as diverse as agriculture, broadcasting, defence, education and children’s services, energy, environment, heritage, shipbuilding, telecoms and transport. The diversity of Prospect’s membership continues to grow.
This contract renewal underlines Lighthouse’s already impressive list of affinity partnerships, which includes major employee organisations such as UNISON, Unite, BA Clubs, Fostertalk and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), further highlighting Lighthouse’s capacity to deliver financial planning solutions to a diverse and substantial audience.
Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect commented: We are very pleased to have secured this contract renewal with Lighthouse, which will enable us to continue to ensure that our members are able to access financial planning assistance from such a well reputed and reliable organisation. Given the truly national basis of our membership, it is important to us to continue to partner with an organisation which is clearly capable of supporting our members no matter where they may reside and no matter what their background. We look forward to continuing to develop our relationship with Lighthouse and ensuring that our members are able to secure quality service and consistent financial advice.
Malcolm Streatfield, Chief Executive Officer of Lighthouse commented: The Board is delighted that we have secured this contract renewal with Prospect, which once again serves to endorse the quality of service and financial planning support which Lighthouse Financial Advice provides for all participating members in our affinity relationships. We look forward to further progressing our relationship with Prospect over the coming years. The Board remains committed to increasing our affinity partnerships throughout the UK.