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Bonds
RBC Wealth Management has reached an agreement to buy BlueBay Asset Management for £963m.
18 October 2010
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Economics
The Bank of England is likely to increase its quantitative easing programme by £100bn to aid the economy as the government cuts spending, the Centre for Economics and Business Research says.
18 October 2010
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Investment
Schroders head of UK equities Richard Buxton has called on providers to cull the number of "indifferent" products currently offered to the retail market.
14 October 2010
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Property
Invesco has been unable to find a buyer for its stricken Property Income trust, which remains in breach of its banking covenants.
13 October 2010
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Global
Standard Chartered's surprise £3.3bn rights issue has cast doubt on the capital requirements of the entire banking sector, Henderson financials specialist Emily Adderson says.
13 October 2010
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UK
City veteran Terry Smith will step down as deputy chairman of Collins Stewart in December.
13 October 2010
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Europe
Jupiter financials specialist Guy de Blonay believes it is only a matter of time before speculators move on troubled European nation Spain.
12 October 2010
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Property
Invista Real Estate Investment Management shares have fallen 9% this morning after the group announced plans to wind-up after losing £2.4bn of HBOS mandates.
12 October 2010
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