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		<title>Resolution to close two sites</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2011/07/06/resolution-to-close-two-sites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resolution Ltd, owner of Friends Life, is reported to be closing its offices in Basingstoke and Manchester by the end of 2012. The consolidator launched Friends Life earlier this year, following the merger of Friends Provident and AXA UK life business acquired by Resolution last autumn. Friends Life is currently in the process of relocating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends Provident relocates ahead of relaunch</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2011/01/19/friends-provident-relocates-ahead-of-relaunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends Provident is relocating its head office to the One New Change development in the City of London, moving from nearby Wood Street. The location will apparently provide a &#8220;fitting home&#8221; for the enlarged Friends, following the acquisition of the majority of AXA&#8217;s UK life business by parent company, Resolution Ltd, in September. The change, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bupa offloads UK protection and risk business</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2010/10/15/bupa-offloads-uk-protection-and-risk-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bupa has announced that it is selling its UK protection and risk business, Bupa Health Assurance, to consolidator Resolution Ltd, for £165.15 million. The move reflects the group&#8217;s intention to focus on its healthcare businesses, including its health insurance products and services in the UK. Bupa Health &#038; Wellbeing manging director, Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald, comments: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AXA confirms Resolution bid</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2010/06/15/axa-confirms-resolution-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AXA has confirmed that it is in discussions with life insurance consolidator, Resolution Ltd, regarding the potential sale of part of its UK life &#038; savings operations, for £2.75 billion. The deal would involve AXA retaining its Wealth Management and Direct Protection units while offloading the remainder of its UK life &#038; savings business. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FSA completes inquiry into Resolution sale</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2009/05/11/fsa-completes-inquiry-into-resolution-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 04:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has completed its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the £5 billion sale of closed life consolidator, Resolution, to Pearl. When the deal was announced in November of 2007, Pearl was Resolution’s largest shareholder and the FSA has been examining the actions of insurance entrepreneur and majority owner of Resolution, Clive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pearl seeks to raise £500m ahead of IPO</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2009/04/08/pearl-seeks-to-raise-500m-ahead-of-ipo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Closed life fund consolidator, Pearl Group, has revealed plans to raise £500 million of capital prior to an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. The group, which is best remembered for its lengthy battle to acquire Resolution in 2007, has told The Times that, while it sees itself in a market full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FSA investigates former Resolution directors</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2009/03/10/fsa-investigates-former-resoltuion-directors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is investigating circumstances surrounding the sale of closed life consolidator, Resolution, to Pearl Assurance. When the deal was announced in November of 2007, Pearl (a rival closed life fund consolidator) was Resolution&#8217;s largest shareholder. Its victory followed a takeover battle lasting months in which Pearl finally triumphed over Standard Life. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clive Cowdery to float &#8220;new&#8221; Resolution</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2008/09/09/clive-cowdery-to-float-new-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clive Cowdery has revealed plans for a £1 billion flotation of Resolution, a new acquisition vehicle. The company has the same name as an earlier venture by the insurance entrepreneur: the closed life consolidator acquired by Pearl Group last year. The initial public offering of the new Resolution is due to take place in November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs at risk as Pearl closes Glasgow and Peterborough offices</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2008/09/04/jobs-at-risk-at-pearl-closes-glasgow-and-peterborough-offices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pearl Group, the life assurer that acquired Resolution earlier this year for £4.9 billion, is closing its Glasgow and Peterborough offices. The move is expected to affect one-quarter of the group&#8217;s workforce and result in up to 480 job losses. Activities at the offices marked for closure will be scaled down and merged with Pearl&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FSA delays Pearl / Resolution merger</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2008/02/12/fsa-delays-pearl-resolution-merger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The £5 billion acquisition of Resolution by Pearl Assurance has been delayed by three weeks by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which has to approve the change of ownership of Resolution. The terms of the merger of the UK&#8217;s two largest closed life funds consolidators were agreed late last year and include plans to free-up [...]]]></description>
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