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London's blue chip index approached its year-high in morning trading, with banking shares among the best performers, as hopes for a resolution to the US fiscal cliff boosted sentiment.

HMRC has released further guidance on the UK's plans to implement the FATCA tax regime, which begins next year.

Standard & Poor's has increased its rating of Greece's sovereign debt by six notches, after efforts by its eurozone neighbours to keep it in the currency union.

The Treasury Committee has called for additional evidence to help its inquiry into quantitative easing as it widens the scope of its investigation.

Standard Life has won a legal appeal case brought by professional indemnity insurers over a £100m claim relating to losses arising from its Sterling fund.

UK CPI inflation remained at 2.7% in October, broadly in line with economists' expectations, as RPI inflation fell from 3.2% to 3%.

RBS currency analysts have said selling sterling against the US dollar represents a "top 2013 trade" as the pound rises to a ten-week high.

At Investment Week's recent Global Emerging Markets Focus, we caught up with four emerging market managers to hear about opportunities and potential concerns for investors in these countries.

irms who advised on investments in the CF Arch Cru Investment and Diversified Funds must contact all their clients asking if they want their case reviewed to determine whether they were mis-sold the funds and may be eligible for redress.

After an event-filled 12 months, industry experts reveal how they will be shaping their portfolios for the start of the new year