Royal London now controls over 10% of the UK's individual life market after completing the takeover of Phoenix Life Assurance and the Scottish Provident and Scottish Mutual protection businesses.

The FTSE100 has rebounded from a sluggish opening for miners to sit comfortably in the black this morning, up 41.70 points (0.78%) to 5396.40.

Business confidence amongst manufacturers has fallen across the UK, according to the latest CBI/Experian Regional Trends Survey.

Novia wrap platform , due to launch later this year, has signed up pensions and administration solutions provider Dunstan Thomas to provide product illustrations.

Gartmore is to merge its £2.2m UK High Alpha and £3.9m Global High Alpha multi-manager funds to run a new strategy targeting absolute returns.

Gartmore plans to merge its multi-manager UK High Alpha and Global High Alpha funds into a new refocused absolute return MM vehicle.

Parmenion Capital Partners, which provides outsourced investment platform services, has signed a deal with Isle of Man Assurance (IOMA) to offer an offshore bond to users of the Parmenion service.

'Two nations divided by a common language' was George Bernard Shaw's observation of the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Politicans should value Britain's armed forces by paying them more than lip service.

AXA says controversy surrounding the payment protection insurance (PPI) arena may harm sales of income protection (IP).