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Sesame is offering to train unqualified IFA support staff with its member firms to sell general insurance (GI).

Old Broad Street Research (OBSR) has launched an international fund ratings service providing advisers, wealth managers, international life companies and platforms will access to independent mutual fund research.

Life insurers share the same level of consumer trust as credit card companies and a lower level than banks and building societies, a university study suggests.

An Isle of Man Treasury working party will investigate whether automatic exchange of tax information should be introduced on the island. Currently tax information is shared only upon request.

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has warned investors of four unlicensed financial services firms.

Zurich has unveiled an International Portfolio Bond (IPB) targeting high net worth UK residents.

The FSA today banned a Bradford-based mortgage broker and is rapidly approaching 50 bans since it stepped up its crackdown on mortgage fraud two years ago.

Sesame is launching a training programme to help adviser firms expand their offering to include general insurance business.

Underlying earnings before tax at Aegon UK slumped 79% to just £7m in the first three months of the year as lower fund-related charges hit the firm's pensions business.

The Bank of England said today the recession had probably bottomed out, but warned that any recovery would be hampered by the ongoing reluctance of banks to lend to consumers and businesses.