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Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have been asked by the SEC to make employees available as witnesses in a probe of potential interest-rate manipulation.

Friends Life is to consolidate its individual protection streams onto a single platform, based around the recently acquired Bupa proposition.

The housing trade bodies have given their response to the key announcements outlined by the Chancellor George Osborne in the Budget today.

Life cover for women could rise by up to 30% after the announcement of a new tax structure for protection products and other recent industry developments, according to RGA.

Venture Capital Trust providers warn solar VCTs may cease to exist following George Osborne's latest proposals.

Employee benefit consultants (EBCs) will face a variety of problems if the government merges income tax and national insurance (NI), experts say.

The government has announced plans to abolish life assurance premium relief (LAPR) in the budget.

Taxpayers will no longer be able to use high-risk tax avoidance schemes which exploit HMRC rules, the government said today, amid a widespread clampdown on tax avoidance.

Informed Choice managing director Martin Bamford says the Chancellor's announcement of a three-year freeze on new regulations for small businesses could derail the RDR.

Contracting-out for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes will be scrapped as part of the move to a single tier state pension.