Barclays has reported a 92% increase in full-year profits.
UK inflation is likely to have risen to around 3.5%, exceeding the Bank of England's (BoE) target for the third time.
Traders are making record bets against the euro, underlining the mounting alarm over the region's debt crisis.
A group of 17 Artemis fund managers and key staff have agreed to a five-year lock-in preventing them from leaving or selling shares in the company before 2015.
UK inflation rose at the fastest annual pace for three quarters in December, according to the Office of National Statistics.
Fund managers have backed Cadbury's decision to accept Kraft's new increased bid for the confectioner.
Banks are denying savers tax benefits by paying less on fixed-rate cash Isas than on similar taxable bonds.
Old Broad Street Research (OBSR) has suspended the A rating on the £1.05bn Threadneedle UK fund ahead of talks with new manager Simon Brazier.
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) is spending to scoop up some of the world's least popular assets.
Investment management companies saw out 2009 on a high with sustained profitability and increased confidence, a survey suggests.