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Simon Murphy, manager of the Old Mutual UK Select Equity fund, discusses whether investors should be revisiting the UK's biggest banking stocks.

Natalie Kenway asks River and Mercantile how it has endured one of the worst recessions of our times, emerging with rising revenues and record AUM.

Barclays shares have rallied following the news the UK bank has accepted €8.2bn in three-year loans from the European Central Bank's latest lending programme.

HSBC's chief economist Stephen King has warned the rapidly rising oil price is a greater threat to the world economy and financial markets than a Greek default.

HSBC could face criminal charges and "significant" fines in the US in the wake of investigations into alleged money-laundering.

US markets slid into negative territory shortly after the open, while European indices fell further after a day in the red, ahead of a crucial vote on Greece.

HSBC's annual profits rose 15% to $21.9bn (£13.8bn) before tax, fuelled by increasing revenues from its emerging markets customer base.

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HSBC is preparing to sell new shares to pay senior staff bonuses of more than £50,000, under a new pay structure, according to reports.

Discussions around what the post-RDR landscape will look like have tended to focus on cost and share classes but what of fund choice in 2013 and beyond? How many funds will remain in existence and how many providers?