Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Unit trusts and ILP

Dear Mr. Tan,
I am trying to find a suitable investment product. I go to a bank, it sells me unit trusts. I go to an insurance company, it sells me ILPs. Can't insurance companies sell units and bank sell ILPs as well?

REPLY
Banks already sell ILP for insurance companies. These products have the same high charges and give poor value to customers.

Insurance companies do not sell unit trusts. They prefer to sell ILPs which allow them to pay high commissIon to their agent and earn a high profit margin.