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Ticketus, the company backed by the Octopus Protected EIS scheme, has withdrawn from discussions with Blue Knights Consortium over a takeover of Glasgow Rangers FC.

Franklin Templeton Investments' Michael Hasenstab has boosted exposure to Hungary in the $60bn Templeton Global Bond fund, meaning the overall company is likely to hold more than 10% of the country's government debt.

Some Barclays shareholders are expected to vote against the pay of its top executives at the bank's annual general meeting on Friday.

Japan's central bank has further eased monetary policy by expanding its asset purchasing programme from 65trn to 70trn yen and buying riskier assets including ETFs.

Standard & Poor's(S&P) has cut Spain's credit rating two notches to BBB+ and warned of more economic pain to come.

Adviser firm Dennehy Weller & Co has launched a research-based fund platform for self-directed investors.

Investec Asset Management's energy fund managers, Mark Lacey and Jonathan Waghorn, are leaving the firm to join a physical commodities trader.

Developed market shares were fleeting between positive and negative territory this afternoon as US jobs data disappointed and investor confidence in the eurozone weakened.

The Bank of Japan has announced further asset-purchases as part of its latest bid to end 20 years of deflationary pressures - but how significant is its recent change in tack?

Old Mutual said the merger of its two UK asset management businesses could result in job losses - but denied the move is a "cost-cutting" exercise.