£1.5bn is the best deal Eq Life policyholders will get

The £1.5bn that the government has put on the table to settle the long-running Equitable Life saga is a good deal.

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The payment of around £1.5bn that the government has put on the table to settle the long-running Equitable Life saga is a good deal.

I know the policyholders' groups don't see it that way but in the current economic climate the prospects of getting the £6bn plus they now say they were hoping for are remote. The compensation d...

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