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HSBC shares have fallen almost 5% after full-year results failed to meet market expectations.

Three of the top ten dividend payers globally in 2013 were British companies, while financials accounted for the greatest proportion of payouts, according to a new study by Henderson Global Investors.

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Skandia has dropped HSBC's £152m ($251m) Frontier Markets fund from its platform because of the timing of its trading days.

Labour leader Ed Miliband will today outline plans to break up the largest UK banks, ending the dominance of the 'big four'.

Banks' redress payments to customers embroiled in the interest rate swap mis-selling scandal surged to £158.6m in December, putting most banks on track to reach their projected review goals.

Vodafone, BP and some less predictable names including a number of UK housebuilders have been tipped to lead the income tables in 2014.

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Laura Dew and Ruth Gillbe report from Investment Week's Environment, Ethical, Social and Governance (ESG) Investment Conference and Awards, held in London on 26 November

HSBC is weighing up floating its UK arm, according to reports, ahead of new rules that demand banks ringfence their retail banking operations.