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U party founder Robin Ellison has withdrawn from the May 6 election race.

A service offering expert guidance for principals on how to develop and prepare an exit strategy has been launched by Bankhall.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) will oppose Labour's planned 1% National Insurance (NI) rise because it says this would delay efforts to get people back to work.

Critical illness (CI) payouts are continuing to rise and non-disclosure rates are also improving, new figures show.

Unemployment has increased to its highest level in almost 15 years, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Anthony Bolton has taken out a £65m gearing facility on his Fidelity China Special Situations trust as the manager wastes no time in accessing the region's equity markets.

Unum has been awarded Group Risk Provider of the Year at the 2010 UK Pensions Awards.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold fire on any changes to interest rates this month, but some members are growing increasingly concerned about inflation.

The FTSE 100 fell 0.16% to 5,774.29 in early trading, despite British Airways shares rising this morning.

Cofunds has launched a set of tools designed to support advisers through the key stages of financial planning, including identifying attitudes to risk and defining goals.