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Liberalisation of the financial services industry is expected to be Britain's priority subject fo...

Liberalisation of the financial services industry is expected to be Britain's priority subject for discussion at this week's Stockholm summit, according to the FT this morning. Ministers are aiming to speed up liberalisation of financial services to help investors, the industry itself and consumers eliminate the discrepancy between, among other things, credit card costs. Zurich Financial Services has announced a strategic alliance with Bank of America to offer banking and insurance products will be offered through Zurich's Farmers Insurance subsidiary, says the FT. And CGNU has ...

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