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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has put together a deal to provide liquidity for the Lifemark portfolio to rival a $150m loan offer brokered by Keydata founder Stewart Ford.

Health cash plan provider Westfield Health has launched version two of its successful iPhone application.

Stephen Gay, the director general of the Association of IFAs (AIFA), and Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) chief executive Nick Cann are among those set to discuss the new financial services regulatory regime with MPs this week.

Sir Fred Goodwin's apology to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shareholders is to be broadcast on television for the first time.

Societe Generale has launched an advisory service for the bond market, aimed at high net worth clients.

iShares has launched a Europe-wide initiative to help professional investors identify structural risks and carry out due diligence on ETPs.

Threadneedle's new US contrarian fund will target large cap US stocks in the bottom third of their 52-week price range.

Aviva has added the first partial payments to its critical illness (CI) policy and halved the length of time for a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) claim.

A report by anti-poverty charity ActionAid revealed that a quarter of the UK's top 100 companies have offshore subsidiaries and has called for an end to tax haven secrecy.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has announced further membership growth and now accounts for half a billion pounds in annual premiums.