Return to an order of the honourable the House of Commons dated 8 March 2004 for

Report of the Equitable Life Enquiry

The Right Honourable Lord Penrose

The report of the Equitable life inquiry was published on 8 March 2004.  It was accompanied by a statement by Ruth Kelly MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury

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Letter from Lord Penrose to the Financial Secretary Ruth Kelly MP, contents and foreword (136kb)

 

Part 1: Annuity guarantees
Including chapters 1 and 2 (421kb)
Part 6: Regulation of the society
Including Chapters 15, 16, 17 and 18 (895kb)


Part 2: The society´s approach to bonus allocation
Including Chapters 3, 4 and 5 (848kb)


Part 7: Conclusions and lessons
Including Chapters 19 and 20 (415kb)

Part 3: The society´s financial position
Including Chapters 6, 7 and 8 (574kb)

Appendices A-E
(218kb)


Part 4: Governance and audit
Including Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 12 (831kb)

Financial tables
(205kb)

Part 5: Policyholders´ reasonable expectations
Including Chapters 13 and 14 (661kb)
  

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