Left group last year after 14 years
Former chairman Spencer leaves for Pru role
How will investors view 2015? They appear to have been riding a rollercoaster of hopes and fears, from the highs of the FTSE 100 breaking 7,000 in March, to the lows of August's Black Monday sell-off.
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