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The insurance industry is being held back by poor data capture, substandard analysis and lack of integration between systems, Medicals Direct Group has said.

London Central Portfolio is to launch a new fund investing in prime London residential property. The fund is believed to be the first Shariah-compliant fund investing in the London residential property market.

The case for further QE in the UK "significantly strengthened" in the past month, with any repeat of recent economic woes likely to lead to further stimulus, the MPC has said.

Fidelity has launched low-cost versions of its Multi Asset fund range, run by Trevor Greetham, following moves by peers including Schroders to offer similar investment products.

Aviva is reviewing more than half of its jobs in Ireland as it plans to move its Dublin headquarters to London, according to reports.

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The Women's International Networking (WIN) Global Leadership conference in Rome to focus on career and business development will also include workshops on leadership, getting on to a company board as well as achieving financial success.

The Financial Services Authority has warned investors against dealing with a firm which is cold calling consumers claiming to be Savoy Investment Management and using the names of real members of staff.

Almost three quarters of people aged over 55 believe paying for long-term care (LTC) should not be an individual's responsibility, Aviva research suggests.

Ministers are discussing plans to inject up to £5bn into the economy without abandoning their deficit reduction strategy, according to reports.