Resolution Share Discussion Threads

[aleman] 25/3/2014 16:01

I usually ignore director deals but the two buys just reported are not loose change. £210k between them. Clearly they have no worries about annuity sales.

[lord gnome] 22/3/2014 16:53

Found this note from Charles Stanley:

Resolution (RSL: 318p) is one of several UK insurers to have reacted badly to one of the big surprises in the Budget, which gives pensioners more freedom to act as they see fit with their pension and, crucially, which removes the need to purchase an annuity (on the premise, presumably, that these have not performed particularly well in recent times). Over the last three sessions the shares have fallen by just shy of 15% and, as the chart shows, this has taken them straight through the uptrend that has defined the rally of the last year and a half. Unsurprisingly, this sudden weakness also leaves them looking extremely oversold – the 14-day RSI has slumped to a 52-week low of 24% - and it is difficult to believe that most of the bad news has not already been incorporated into the price. While it is never a good idea to try to catch the proverbial falling knife this is clearly a situation which is worth monitoring, and a close back above 325p will look promising.

[a0148009] 21/3/2014 17:13

That is the auction at the end of the trading day matching buyers and sellers
price dealt 317.2p.

AO

[buzzbee] 21/3/2014 16:51

Noticed a UT trade for 3,344,337 shares in late trade.
Anybody know what UT means?

[tricia51] 21/3/2014 10:11

tipped as buy in IC today at 360+

[aleman] 21/3/2014 10:06

What do new forecasts say? I've only seen that Canaccord are still forecasting an increase in dividend next year from 21.14p to 22.2p. I wasn't even expecting that.

[lord gnome] 21/3/2014 09:34

Morning all,
Joined you with a few this morning. Looks to have bounced off support at 320 and the RNS and Barclays 'Overweight' rec lend support. Nice yield to lock in.

[skinny] 21/3/2014 08:25

Barclays Capital Overweight 317.35 318.10 - 370.00 Reiterates

[philo124] 20/3/2014 14:54

SIPP free of IHT if you don't draw on it and die before 75.

[skinny] 20/3/2014 13:45

I assume the 20k had to come from a pension as it is ring fenced unlike an ISA that you may decide to just cash in and spend elsewhere - anyway - interesting times and indeed time to reassess the best way to arrange finances.

[skinny] 20/3/2014 13:14

Sorry - that's C&P'd from the 1st link, which is the legislation until yesterday.

The tab at the bottom - .

[aleman] 20/3/2014 13:11

Actually your link said it had changed from £20 to £12k,

[skinny] 20/3/2014 13:05

My understanding is that until yesterday, it had to be from another pension :-

"You must already have a secure pension income of at least £20,000 a year in place. This can include your state pension, a pension annuity or a company pension. Investment income and money from income drawdown don't count. Pension pots not needed to provide the £20,000 could be taken as flexible drawdown. Remember - pensions can be split, with part used to buy an annuity to secure the necessary income and the remainder taken as flexible drawdown. You must receive at least £20,000 of pension income in the tax year you enter flexible drawdown. "

That of course has now (next year) changed.

[aleman] 20/3/2014 12:59

Thanks. Could I draw all the cash through a drawdown scheme if I have other investment income that exceeds the income limit (£20k?)or do the drawdown/income limits only apply to other pensions in payment? It would be great to take the cash and increase my dividend income further and have even more capital outside any restrictions.

[skinny] 20/3/2014 12:54

Me neither - how ironic (annoying) really.

[a0148009] 20/3/2014 12:50

I transferred my Virgin Stakeholder tracker to HL 2008 and left it in cash until
after the crash.

Unfortunately I did not buy their shares!

AO

[skinny] 20/3/2014 12:41

Yes since 1984ish.

[a0148009] 20/3/2014 12:40

Whoops, sorry I did not think to click on it are you with HL.

AO

[skinny] 20/3/2014 12:26

AO ditto - hence the source of the link in post 1124.

A bit more for those interested.

[a0148009] 20/3/2014 12:23

In additional to my main pension I have a Flexible Income Drawdown with Hargreaves Lansdown and leave it invested although prior to the new legislation I could withdraw the whole lot if I wished because of the size of the other pension.
Incidentally I found HL very efficient in setting this up.

AO

[scburbs] 20/3/2014 12:11

Short extract from Merrills care of FT Alphaville.

"For Resolution we estimate the impact is around 5% of group profits.
Although Resolution has been slow to develop into the annuity market, it has
seen significant growth in volumes in recent years and is relatively more
affected by possible disruption to new business volumes, in our view. The
changes also put questions around the company's strategy to further develop
its annuity offering. Unlike some, Resolution does not have the luxury of a
strong asset management offering, which could disadvantage its ability to
retain assets, in our view. The company has stated that around half of its
new business volumes carry guaranteed rates and, like Prudential, we do not
think this business is likely to be affected. Therefore the impact may only be
in the region of 2-3% in reality."

[a0148009] 20/3/2014 12:10

Aleman- YES exactly that.

AO