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Germany's AAA credit rating will come under increasing scrutiny this year as investors shift their focus, according to Cosimo Marasciulo, head of government bonds and FX at Pioneer Investments.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published final notices fining and banning three individuals for engaging in market abuse.

UK GDP contracted 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012, a worse than expected figure that raises the spectre of a triple-dip recession.

Wealth manager Charles Stanley has reported a 4.6% jump in client funds under management, with a significant boost coming from discretionary managed funds.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has joined the growing number of platforms looking to benefit from an exodus of Skandia sales staff.

AIM-listed wealth manager Brooks Macdonald said today it has seen assets under management soar to £4.6bn in the last three months, boosted by the recent acquisition of Spearpoint.

The manager of the best performing fund over the last decade has revealed some of the stock picks which fuelled the 868% return it produced over that timeframe.

Ecclesiastical's group CEO Michael Tripp will retire this year after six years at the firm.

Miton Group said it expects to beat analysts' expectations for its pre-tax adjusted profit over the last financial year and is gearing up to roll out three new funds in 2013.

AXA Investment Managers plans to revamp its clean share class proposition for Nigel Thomas' £3.3bn AXA Framlington UK Select Opportunities fund, which will see the AMC lowered for some investors.