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        | Volume 1, Issue 8 | 
        7th August 1998 | 
       
      
        Thinking about
        starting a PEP?  Heres what the Independent on Sunday said recently.  | 
       
      
         
        The PEP market is well established and (as time runs out for investors) increasingly
        competitive. Investors who are short of time and want low charges can buy over the
        internet. 
         
        netPEP, which can only be bought on-line, sets low charges.  netPEP is a tracker
        fund, and sets out to match the FT-SE 100 index to within 0.4 per cent.  The fund,
        which is run by Barclays Global Investors, offers the usual features, including monthly or
        lump sum investments.  The Independent on Sunday 2nd August 1998 
         
        Whilst it is generally recognised that Tracker Funds have performed very well, we are
        delighted to report that netPEP is placed 9th out of over 150 funds in the UK Growth and
        Income sector over 1 year to 23rd July 1998 ahead of Richard Bransons Virgin Direct.
        Source: Standard & Poors Micropal 
         
        Actively managed funds in the same sector still struggle to justify their high charges.
          Only 5 funds in this sector managed to beat the FTSE 100 Index. 
         
        If you have any questions please email richardc@netpep.co.uk.
          Alternatively visit http://www.netpep.co.uk
        to get more information or if you want to apply for a PEP. | 
       
     
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