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Equitable Life has appointed BlackRock to provide investment and risk management services for its 400,000 policyholders and group scheme members.

Lloyds is coming under pressure from shareholders to sell Scottish Widows, which could fetch the banking giant about £7bn.

Blue Sky Asset Management has agreed to a takeover by US investment bank Incapital, in a move to expand its structured product offering.

The IMA reverted back to a single UK Equity Income sector on 1 July.

As the first broker has sat, and passed, the new Association of Medical Insurance (AMII)/Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) IF7 examination, AMII has announced plans for an advanced version.

The asset management boutique Evercore Pan-Asset is extending its range of OEIC funds that use ETFs, following strong demand from IFAs.

A streamlined health cash plan providing cash back on the most frequently claimed health costs, has been launched by Engage Mutual.

IFA Clarkson Hill, which resumed trading on AIM today, warns unless it receives an injection of capital from an outside party it will cease operations.

Credit Suisse has appointed Levente Kulcsar and Annabelle Wegner to its ETF team in Germany and Austria, as part of the firm's plan to expand its ETF platform across Europe.

The FSA has appointed Linda Woodall as acting director of the small firms and contacts division.