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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.

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.

Our best read story this week was Halloween-themed, as we revealed the ten scariest stocks in the UK, guaranteed to give you nightmares.

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

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.