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The European ETF industry is expected to exceed $500bn in assets under management (AUM) by the end of 2012, according to BlackRock.

Unum has today announced a range of enhancements to its Group Income Protection (GIP) products

ProShares has listed two ETFs providing leveraged and inverse exposure to biotechnology on the US Nasdaq stock exchange.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has launched a new publication to provide clarification to brokers on the issue of limitation of liability when advising clients.

Dow Jones has licensed its new US Contrarian Opportunities index to Javelin Investment Management, to underlie an ETF on NYSE Euronext.

Friends Provident received 624 claims last year; of these 578 (92.6%) were paid and 46 (7.4%) were declined.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce a manifesto in Birmingham today which includes plans to remutualise Northern Rock.

The FTSE has continued Friday's sharp rise in early trading - up 20.99 points (0.36%) at 5,791.97 - buoyed by the eurozone's agreement to offer a £30bn loan package to Greece.

Two Bank of England directors have been earmarked to take control of transferring banking supervision from the FSA to the central bank if the Tories win the election.

2plan has launched a mobile version of its adviser portal Nexus, enabling advisers to access client information and reports 24/7 using hand-held devices.