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Cazenove's top performing UK Equity Income fund manager Matt Hudson has identified the potential winners among the UK's banking sector following a stellar year for all the big banks.

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London's leading share index has slid into the red in early trading, as eurozone contagion fears resurface following Cyprus' controversial bailout package.

Jamie Smith, chairman of the UK Structured Products Association, asks: Is it time the consumer press were made more accountable for their coverage of structured products?

Miton is preparing to add a new product to its stable for the two managers it recently poached from Matterley.

No-one likes a party pooper, but could someone please explain to this bemused contrarian why equity investors have suddenly become so optimistic?

While markets are nearing - or passing through - nominal highs, in reality, UK shares would need to climb much higher just to meet inflation-adjusted pre-crisis highs of 2007.

Shares in Schroders have climbed over 1% in early trading on the FTSE 100 as UBS removed its ‘sell' rating and investors grow more optimistic over the asset manager's prospects.

Blue chip insurer Aviva's shares have fallen 14% after the group revealed a £3bn loss in 2012 caused by a huge writedown in its US business.

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