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Agribusiness is set to enjoy sustained growth with sugar alone seeing demand rise by as much as 50% in the next 20 years, according to industry experts.

The ABI has responded positively to the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision to conduct a study of the private healthcare (PH) market.

The tycoon who set up the Airmiles and Nectar loyalty schemes is suing Coutts for £8m over claims it mis-sold him bonds issued by AIG.

The Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB), the organisation responsible for helping consumers understand financial matters, has appointed five new non-executive directors to its board.

Cautious Managed remains the top seller on Cofunds after a strong year for the sector, accounting for 33% of net sales in November.

Gross mortgage lending in November fell to its lowest figure since 2000 at an estimated £11.1bn, according to the CML.

Men are more likely to take out health insurance and consider it as important while people in Scotland are least likely to prioritise it, according to a new survey.

Gartmore's shares slumped 9.35% this morning to 95p, pushing the fund manager to top of the losers' board across the whole of the FTSE350.

The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m in 2011/12.

Almost a quarter of UK businesses have not begun planning the implementation of auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes in time for 2012, Aon Hewitt says.