{"id":476,"date":"2015-05-21T10:44:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T09:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recruitment-connection.co.uk\/?p=476"},"modified":"2015-05-21T10:44:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T09:44:01","slug":"the-week-in-numbers-14-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recruitment-connection.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/05\/the-week-in-numbers-14-may\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Week in Numbers\"Website<\/a><\/h3>\n

\u00a315bn<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Potential annual cost of maintaining the state pension triple-lock, according to the institute for fiscal studies<\/p>\n

47%<\/strong> –<\/span> Size for the stake in Tenet owned by the enlarged Aviva\/Friends Life Group. Money Marketing reveals this week that Aviva is considering selling its stake in the network.<\/p>\n

37%<\/span> –<\/strong> Drop in annuity sales seen by Just Retirement in Q1<\/p>\n

56<\/span> \u2013<\/strong> number of seats won by the SNP in Scotland, out of a possible 59.<\/p>\n

326<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 number of seats needed for a majority in the House of Commons. The Conservatives stunned the pollsters last week by securing 331 seats<\/p>\n

\u00a31.4bn<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 level of premiums written for unit-linked guarantees at their peak in 2012. Industry experts have branded the products \u2018almost criminal\u2019 and argue changes are opaque.<\/p>\n

3<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 number of party leaders who quit in the wake of election results. UKIP leader was reinstated as leader after the part refused to accept his resignation<\/p>\n

\u00a31.2bn<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Size of the legacy annuity book to be transferred from Zurich UK Life to specialist insurer Rothesay Life for an undisclosed sum.<\/p>\n

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Originally published in Money Marketing magazine 14th<\/sup> May 2015<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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