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LV = Reveals Pet Sick Leave Costs UK Businesses £18 Million A Year

A new LV= commissioned report into the impact of pet illness and death on their owners' work attendance has revealed that British businesses are losing £18 million* a year in lost workforce hours, as thousands of staff take 'pet sick leave' either to look after their sick animal or to ...

M&S Money Launches New Flexi Cash ISA Option

M&S Money has announced the launch if its new flexi cash ISA option, offering a variable rate of 2.65% AER/tax-free. This includes a bonus rate of 1.25% for 18 months from initial deposit. Research commissioned by M&S Money revealed that people are now more concerned about easy access to their savings ...

Prudential Reveals A Return To Stock Market As Interest Rates Prompt Rush For Risk Assets

Prudential has released findings from its latest research which shows that financial advisers are predicting a significant return to the stock market in 2010, with 72% expecting an increase in the number of clients looking to invest in equities over the coming 12 months. While Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) questioned for ...

RSA Acquires The Third Largest Insurer In Oman

RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) & ONIC Holding SAOG announces an agreement in which RSA Oman will acquire Al Ahlia from ONIC Holding for OMR 19m (US$49m). The purchase price is subject to a net asset value adjustment on completion. In return ONIC Holding will acquire a 20.03% stake in RSA ...

Barclaycard Platinum To Offer 0% On Balance Transfers Until 2011

Barclaycard Platinum has announced it is continuing to offer the lowest balance transfer fee on the market to new customers, with 0% on balance transfers until February 2011 and 3 months interest free purchases. Barclaycard will charge new Platinum card customers a 2.9% handling charge to make the move and the balance ...

The Children’s Mutual Reports CTFs Have Revolutionised Child Savings

The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, has revealed new research that, five years on from the first CTF vouchers being issued, the introduction of the CTF has revolutionised long-term savings for children. With every eligible child born since 1 September 2002 having a CTF account, 2010 will see more ...

Saxo Bank Celebrates Success Of Its Sponsorship During Tour De France

With Andy Schleck as team leader, the Saxo Bank team won four stages, the youth competition and finished in second place overall. Saxo Bank remained front and centre as the cycling drama unfolded, from Fabian Cancellara's time trial win in the Rotterdam prologue and Andy Schleck's seventeenth stage victory in ...

Aetna Life Insurance Offers New Services

The LifeInsurance.org News Center reported today that Aetna Life Insurance recently announced some new company service additions. One added option includes a process for expediting claim payments when a loved one passes. The life insurance company has also put into place a method for making funeral planning available to policy holders and their beneficiaries. What ...

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