Michael Pettifer Insurance Brokers Limited enters liquidation
On 21 November 2025, Michael Pettifer Insurance Brokers Limited, trading as MPI Brokers, entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Robert Cooksey of Bridgestones Limited has been appointed as liquidator. MPI Brokers was authorised and regulated by the FCA to sell and arrange insurance policies. The firm specialised in travel insurance.If
Read MoreClosure of investigation into Mirabella Advisors LLP
An update on our investigation into Mirabella Advisors LLP. On 4 May 2021, we announced that we had opened an investigation into the oversight of Greensill Capital Securities Limited, an appointed representative, by its principal, Mirabella Advisors LLP. Our investigation reviewed the nature, conduct and scope of Mirabella’s
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Chinese Social Media Explodes: US Invasion Of Venezuela A ‘Template’ For Move On Taiwan
Chinese Social Media Explodes: US Invasion Of Venezuela A 'Template' For Move On Taiwan A fascinating new report by Bloomberg on Sunday has observed a huge uptick in Chinese social media users weighing in on the decades-long Taiwan independence crisis, in relation to President Trump's weekend overthrow of
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Detroit Tries To Balance Gas-Powered Profits While Staying Competitive With China’s EV Surge
Detroit Tries To Balance Gas-Powered Profits While Staying Competitive With China's EV Surge U.S. automakers are quietly pivoting back toward what they know makes money: large gasoline vehicles. Selling trucks and SUVs is now the fastest path to higher profits, especially as government pressure to push electric vehicles
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Who Is Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s Deputy?
Who Is Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's Deputy? Venezuela’s former Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is now president of the country, U.S. President Donald Trump said, hours after a U.S. military operation captured former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3. “She was just sworn in, but
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Read MoreFCA sets out plans to help build mortgage market of the future
First-time buyers and the self-employed could get a step-up onto the housing ladder, under new plans from the FCA. Its priorities for reforms to the mortgage market also include helping homeowners unlock housing wealth for a more comfortable later life.The FCA will focus on 4 areas:First-time buyers &
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Operation Absolute Resolve: Why Trump Went Off Script And Why It Will Not Matter
Operation Absolute Resolve: Why Trump Went Off Script And Why It Will Not Matter Authored by Jonathan Turley, It can fairly be said that the most precarious jobs in the world are those of a golf ball collector at a driving range, a mascot at a Chuck E.
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