Lighthouse Group plc (LON:LGT), the national financial adviser of choice for Middle Britain, has today announced that it has won a new agreement with The Public and Commercial Services Union, as the preferred provider of expert financial advice to its members, encompassing retirement planning, mortgages and investments, for three years from the 1st June 2018. These services were previously supplied by Lighthouse under an overarching agreement between PCS and a third-party.
The PCS is one of the largest trade unions in the UK, with around 200,000 members, and is organised throughout the civil service and government agencies, making PCS the UK’s largest civil services trade union. PCS also organises widely in the private sector, usually in areas that have been privatised.
This contract win consolidates further Lighthouse’s already impressive list of affinity partnerships, which includes major employee organisations such as UNISON, BA Clubs, Prospect and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), highlighting Lighthouse’s capacity to deliver financial planning solutions to a diverse and substantial audience.
Peter Lockhart of The Public and Commercial Services Union, commented: “We are very pleased to have secured this contract with Lighthouse, which will enable us to ensure that our members are able to access financial planning assistance from a reliable and well reputed organisation on a truly national basis. We look forward to developing our relationship with Lighthouse over the coming years and working together to ensure that our members are able to secure quality service and consistent professional financial advice.”
Malcolm Streatfield, Chief Executive Officer of Lighthouse Group plc, commented: “The Board is very pleased to have secured this contract with The Public and Commercial Services Union, which serves to highlight further the quality of service and financial planning support which Lighthouse Financial Advice provides for all participating members in our affinity relationships. We very much look forward to building on our relationship with PCS over the years ahead. The Board remains committed to developing further our affinity partnerships throughout the UK.”
