At this extraordinary time, our thoughts and concerns are with the ones we love and everyone’s health and wellbeing. But if you have an investment with us, in our smoothed managed fund range, you may be thinking about how it could be affected.
You will have seen and felt the significant volatility and reductions in markets around the world as concerns about the effect of Covid-19 took hold. No-one can be sure, but given the uncertainties around how the virus will spread and the impact it will have, it seems likely that we should anticipate that this market volatility will continue.
We completely understand that the current situation will naturally cause worry.
Answers to questions you might have about your pension with LV=
Most financial advisers have set up alternative contact details so try these first.
However if you have a query about your LV= policy application, please contact us and we’ll respond as soon as we can.
Please bear in mind that we will never ask you to confirm your bank account details over the phone. You should never clarify or give your bank details to anyone over the phone.
It is best to speak to your financial adviser for the latest advice.
It is possible that your pension and/or investment has or will be affected by market uncertainty, however this depends on how exposed your funds are to equity markets. If you’re concerned about how your pension or investment could be affected you should speak to your financial adviser.
It is completely natural for people to worry. However it’s also important to bear in mind that spur-of-the-moment choices also carry risks. Even in these uncertain times taking the longer-term view into account remains a sensible perspective to take. If you’re concerned about how your pension or investment could be affected or if you’re thinking about making any changes, you should speak to your financial adviser before doing anything.
Criminals never sleep and they are sadly using Covid-19 as another opportunity to benefit.
Please check out the information on fraud and scams.
There is a lot of support out there which you can read about and we have a Member Support Fund which might also be able to help.
Get in touch
The first person you should contact is your financial adviser
If you haven’t got one you can find a list of professionals in the link below.
You should know that they do charge a fee for their services and obviously they won’t be able to come to your home until the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted.