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Christian Gardner, investment analyst at StructuredProductReview.com, compares four kick-out plans from different providers.

UK stockpicker tips another strong year for equities, fuelled by investors' changing asset allocation strategies.

Managers are setting up portfolios for a pull-back in equity markets, looking at put options and moving more defensive as several indicators post sell signals.

First Trust Advisors is planning to open up its $4.6bn enhanced index fund range to the UK market, taking on the likes of BlackRock and Vanguard in the ETF space.

Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford has sold his position in Voadafone, a former favourite in his two behemoth income funds.

Barclays analysts have labelled Jupiter, Aberdeen and Hargreaves Lansdown as the three UK asset managers to buy, in its latest note on the sector.

Hargreaves Lansdown has risen 5.8% to top the FTSE 100 leaderboard as the blue-chip index recovers from yesterday's decline.

Global markets, including the FTSE, pulled back sharply yesterday from multi-year highs, as political uncertainty in Spain and Italy spooked investors.

Barclays has announced that Chris Lucas, its group finance director, and Mark Harding, the group general counsel, are to retire from the business.

Capita Registrars has cut its UK dividend growth projection for 2013 from 8% to 6.7%, warning payouts cannot outstrip GDP growth indefinitely.