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The FSA has confirmed it will delay publishing its next Mortgage Market Review (MMR) consultation paper until early autumn, as it seeks to strike the right level of regulation for consumer protection.

Axa PPP has confirmed its intention to purchase online private medical insurance intermediary Health-on-line for an undisclosed sum.

Shanghai is on track to becoming the world's largest financial centre within the next decade. And it's all down to China continuing to open up its capital markets and expand its investor base, reports KPMG.

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has hit back at lenders who claimed third parties, including brokers, represented some of the industry's biggest fraud risks.

Skandia International has extended the investment choices available for its Spanish Collective Investment Bond (CIB) by launching 36 new funds and providing access to five investment groups previously not available.

The FTSE has opened in negative territory after a gloomy assessment of the US economy pushed European shares lower.

Discretionary wealth manager AFH Financial Group has floated on the PLUS-quoted market following a successful subscription raising £1,757,000.

Standard Bank Offshore has upgraded its international banking services for expatriates with the addition of an Australian dollar denominated version of its Optimum Bank Account.

A third of the industry believes comparison sites will be the most popular way to buy protection in a decade, while 66% expect fewer IFAs selling protection, according to the Protection Review.

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