Austrian Nici Pederzolli, who grabbed a wild card berth due to her place atop the World Cup standings this season, failed to make an impact and finished seventh.

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Nici Audhlam-Gardiner, head of mortgages at Abbey, Britain's second-largest mortgage lender, says that brokers who previously steered business to now-defunct or struggling players are now turning her way.

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