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In early trading, the FTSE was steady as a response to President Obama's statement on banking regulation, rising 0.1% to 5343.23, however financial stocks fell as UK markets opened.

UK inflation rose at the fastest annual pace for three quarters in December, according to the Office of National Statistics.

Schroders CIO Alan Brown has joined the IMA board following a number of changes at the trade association.

All eight funds in the IMA Asia Pacific including Japan sector delivered returns higher than 29% over one year according to Morningstar

Aberdeen Asset Management is in talks to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland's fund management division, reports suggest.

Schroder Global Climate Change manager Simon Webber believes clean energy stocks will continue to advance in 2010 despite this month's Copenhagen summit only delivering a "fudge" agreement.

Simon Brazier, who quit as manager of the Schroder UK Equity fund earlier this week, has moved to Threadneedle to become co-head of equities.

Simon Brazier, manager of the £553.5m Schroder UK Equity fund, is leaving the firm to take a senior position at another asset management company.