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ASHBY'S ANSWERS

Investors can continue to buy 10-year debt issued by safe haven governments in 2012, with the risk of losing vast sums diminished, said Kames Capital's David Roberts.

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Britain's dominant services sector grew at its fastest pace in 10 months in January, reflecting a more optimistic company view, the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) showed.

The Walker Crips Group has seen its shares fall almost 15% after it issued a profits warning following a drop in AUM.

The UK's public finances face a funding shortfall of £114bn despite moves by the government to curtail spending, a leading economic thinktank has warned.

Unsecured lending to consumers fell the most in almost 20 years last month, the Bank of England (BoE) said, reigniting expectations it would authorise further asset purchases next month.