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Ignis' chief economist Stuart Thomson has hailed Mervyn King as the "central banker of the year" for supporting the UK economy and protecting its safe haven status over the past 12 months.

Barclays Stockbrokers has partnered with Fidelity FundsNetwork to launch an enhanced version of its platform.

The government has once again rejected a call to arrange an independent inquiry into the collapse of the Arch Cru funds.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was divided over its quantitative easing programme earlier this month, with two members calling for the asset purchase programme to be increased by £75bn.

Fidelity's Anthony Bolton has warned Chinese GDP growth will come in at around 7.5% this year, undershooting consensus forecasts for growth of between 8% and 8.5%.

Keydata founder Steward Ford is seeking to ban FSA staff who saw protected attorney-client e-mails from being involved in an investigation into the company.

The owner of Glasgow Rangers FC has admitted he used the payment for future season ticket sales from Ticketus, the company backed by Octopus Investments' Protected EIS, to complete the takeover of the club.

US and Asian markets gave a modestly positive response to the second Greek bailout, following losses in European counterparts, as it emerged the debt-laden nation has just nine days to implement many of the conditions of the rescue.

Wealth manager St James's Place (SJP) has reported a 30% rise in profits for 2011.

HSBC is preparing to sell new shares to pay senior staff bonuses of more than £50,000, under a new pay structure, according to reports.