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The FTSE 100 looks set to break the 6,200 level, the first time since May 2008, continuing the rally that has propelled markets since the beginning of the year.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold the bank rate at 0.5% at the last meeting, while all but one member voted to maintain the QE programme at £375bn.

Close Brothers Group has reported an uptick in funds under management in its asset management business, according to a trading statement released today.

Barclays has threatened "substantial" job cuts in its London investment bank, ahead of a review of its operations by new chief executive Antony Jenkins.

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mervyn King, has said it may be time to review the UK's inflation target, but rejected a suggestion by his successor that central bankers should abandon inflation targeting altogether in times of economic...

Fixed income remains popular with investors despite a very recent shift towards equities, but which bonds currently pose the greatest risk to investors?

The yield of the FTSE 100 will rise from 3.07% to 3.37% this year as FTSE 100 companies increase their dividends by an average of 11%, Banc De Binary has claimed.

David Barron, head of investment trusts at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, is to leave the firm.

The imminent departure of Mervyn King from the Bank of England has brought about renewed debate over the framing of the policy target set by the Treasury for the Monetary Policy Committee.

Simon Callow has opened five new positions in the CF Miton Diversified Growth fund which he thinks will perform strongly as the UK equity market breaks out into a higher trading range.