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RBS shares have fallen by as much as 7% after the bank warned its internal good bank/bad bank split would see it incur a multi-billion pound charge in its full-year results.

Schroders' head of property investment William Hill is to step down after 25 years, handing his responsibilities to Duncan Owen.

The Indian stock market hit an all-time high today, beating the last record high reached in 2008.

Royal Bank of Scotland today reported a loss of £634m before tax in the third quarter, undershooting estimates by some way, while it also announced plans to create an 'internal' bad bank to run down its book of bad loans.

Two traders working at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have been suspended in connection with an investigation surrounding the possible manipulation of foreign exchange (forex) rates, according to reports.

To date, 2013 has been another strong year for UK equities, with the FTSE All Share hitting record highs and the FTSE 100 not far from doing the same.

Royal Dutch Shell has seen a $2bn (£1.25bn) drop in third-quarter profits as costs across the business have soared.

The US Federal Reserve has yet again kept its bond buying programme unchanged, in a move that signals a less optimistic outlook for US economic growth.

Henderson Global Investors saw a net inflow of £1.2bn into its retail funds in Q3, driven by its equity fund range which saw a positive flow for the first time since 2011.