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Miton Asset Management is to soft-close the Miton UK Multi Cap Income fund at the end of the month following strong inflows.

The head of wealth management at Signia Wealth, Rupert Robinson, has left the business after less than a year, Investment Week understands.

Economic thinktank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has forecast the economy will grow by 1.4% this year.

Henderson Global Investors has appointed Phil Apel as head of fixed income as Jim Irvine exits the firm.

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HSBC shares are leading the FTSE 100 today, after the bank reported pre-tax profits grew by almost a third in Q3.

Co-op Bank has secured a rescue deal with creditors over the weekend and will release details later today, according to reports.

The UK will be the fastest-growing Western economy next year, according to a survey by accountancy firm Grant Thornton.