Equities

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership(SWIP), the asset management arm of Lloyds, is shutting down a string of its regional investment desks with the loss of 23 investment roles.

Unicorn UK Income manager John McClure said wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has the potential to increase margins by over 50% as it catches up with its peers in the sector.

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David Jacob, managing director of investment management at Henderson Group, has sold 429,000 shares at 120.60p.

Barclays has launched a structured products service allowing financial advisers to tweak its product suite to suit the needs of clients.

European markets have paused for breath in early trading after yesterday's heavy sell off, as contagion fears in the eurozone resurfaced.

The former New Star duo running boutique Querns Asset Managers have renamed their first offering from the business and changed its investment objective.

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Peter Rutter has joined J O Hambro Investment Management (JOHIM)'s global equities team to work alongside two of his former Deutsche colleagues.

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