St Ives is to sell the corporate finance printing activities of St Ives Financial to Bowne & Co of the US for about £4m.... [more]

Misys, the UK-listed software group, is considering the sale of its Sesame financial support services business again, according to new CEO Mike Lawrie, as part of a five-year restructuring plan.... [more]

Aquilo is to sell Aquilo Motor Services, the Northwich-based provider of motor claims management services, to Nationwide Accident Repair Services for £1.3m.... [more]

Swiss financial services company Zurich is to sell its UK annuities division according to reports, and is proving popular with potential buyers. First round offers are thought to have already been sub... [more]

The Prudential, the UK's second-largest insurance company may soon put a number of its UK businesses up for sale according to an investment analyst. ... [more]

JP Morgan Cazenove is rumoured to be considering a sale of its Cazenove Capital Management arm. The group would apparently sell the division if it could increase its profitability, however the specula... [more]

Portman Building Society is mulling the sale of its offshore Guernsey-based business Portman Channel Islands Limited, and has appointed Gleacher Shacklock LLP to explore strategic options. ... [more]

It has been reported that a sale of Resolution Life, the closed life assurance consolidator, could prompt its rival Pearl Group, controlled by Hugh Osmond, to consider a sale. Pearl's embedded value h... [more]

National Australia Bank has stressed that its UK operations are not for sale as it announced results for the 2006 financial year showing a 17 per cent rise in profits despite a 46 per cent increase in... [more]

Morgan Stanley, the US investment bank, has put its UK investment management business, Quilter, on the market with an asking price of £210m.... [more]

Standard Chartered, the UK and HKSE-listed bank, is conducting a strategic review with a view to selling its Indian asset management business. ... [more]

Investors in Prudential, the listed insurance giant, are pushing for the disposal of the UK assets according to reports. According to a person familiar with the matter, several major shareholders are ... [more]

Commerzbank, the German-listed bank, has hired JPMorgan Cazenove to advise on its listing of UK-based asset management division Jupiter. Commerzbank said that it is considering all possible options wh... [more]

General Electric has raised again the prospect of selling its GE life, its UK life assurance and pensions business after saying it would be prepared to reduce the price, previously mooted, by some £50... [more]

First round bids for Barcays Leasing, the vehicle and equipment leasing unit operated by Barclays business banking, are expected in this week. General Electric, Siemens, CIT Group, Fortis and Societe ... [more]

Man Group, the UK-listed hedge fund operator, may still put its financial unit up for sale, despite its £173m acquisition of assets from US company Refco in November 2005. Analysts believe that likely... [more]

Barclays Bank is tipped to release sales memoranda for its leasing business within a week according to sources. Potential buyers linked to the sale are Siemens of Germany, Fortis of Belgium and Genera... [more]

Swedish security company Securitas may put its UK subsidiary Loomis Cash Handling Services up for sale due to a high level of interest. The company has attracted 10 potential bidders, including privat... [more]

HBOS, the UK listed bank, has reportedly appointed Deloitte to find buyers for its PaymentShield mortgage insurance arm. Potential buyers have been named as Aviva and Prudential, both UK-listed insura... [more]