The CII Group has enlarged the range of technical and management subjects covered as part of its general insurance qualifications.

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UBS Global Asset Management has joined forces with MerchantBridge, a direct investment and private equity firm with a Middle East focus, to form MerchantBridge-UBS Private Equity.

Independent protection insurance specialist Burgesses has accused mortgage intermediaries of being 'asleep at the wheel' when assessing borrowers' affordability for mortgage products.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has outlined a ten-point action plan to boost the economy ahead of today's Pre-Budget Report (PBR).

The US Government stepped in to rescue ailing US banking giant Citigroup last night, with the Treasury acquiring a $20bn stake in the firm and guaranteeing assets worth about $306bn.

Standard Chartered, a leading lender in emerging markets, is seeking to raise £1.78 billion through a rights issue in a bid to bolster its balance sheet as its core markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East begin to feel the effects of the global downturn,...

Chancellor Alistair Darling intends to take more from the UK's highest earners, which will include many in the financial services industry, to fund a package of tax cuts including a temporary reduction in VAT.

European Pensions Management (EPM) has launched a SIPP giving access to leveraged products, including Contracts for Difference (CFDs).

Is the Equitable Life saga finally staggering to a conclusion? We have had the report of the Parliamentary Ombudsman and are now waiting for the government's response to that.