Santander

Britain has fewer bank branches per customer than almost any other leading nation, an investigation reveals.

Santander will rename 1,000 Abbey and Bradford & Bingley branches in January, with the total rising to 1,300 by the end of the year.

After a year of criticism, structured product providers have formed an association they hope will counteract the negative publicity.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, BlackRock, Fortis, Friends Provident and Santander Asset Management are among this year's 16 Gold Standard Award winners.

Britain risks a "public debt spiral" unless the Government takes "drastic" action to slash its deficit, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Leading structured product providers and distributors have created the UK Structured Products Association in a bid to give a unified voice to an industry that has come under fire in recent years.

Santander has noted the positive contribution of both Bradford & Bingley (B&B) and Alliance & Leicester (A&L) to its Q3 profits.

Santander has revealed its £898m UK Growth and £148m UK Equity Income funds will be two of the first funds from its range it will promote to the IFA market in the first half of next year.

Aegon CEO Otto Thoresen will this week join 24 other cyclists in a 10-day 1,000-mile bike ride to raise £100,000 for charity.

John Deane talks to Paul Robertson on management of a multi brand proposition, mutuality and the ever present protection gap.