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UK Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened to veto plans for an overhaul to the EU treaty on grounds it could damage British interests.

Britain will sign up for fiscal discipline in the eurozone, but not at the expense of our industries or our independence, Prime Minister David Cameron has declared.

Nearly 30 pension funds, including Tesco, BUPA and the BBC, have filed claims at the High Court seeking damages from Henderson Global Investors over claims it took too much risk with one of its funds.

Partick Evershed's claims he and other staff members were bullied by New Star Asset Management founder John Duffield have been dismissed by three of his ex-colleagues.

The government has relaxed the tax rules on Property Authorised Investment Funds (PAIFs) and REITs in a move set to increase the number of these vehicles in the marketplace.

The Treasury wants to force the highest paid staff at 15 of the UK's largest banks to publicly disclose their pay.

Standard & Poor's has warned it may downgrade the eurozone bailout fund's AAA-rating once its review of eurozone countries' own ratings is complete.

The Bank of England is readying emergency funds designed to protect the UK economy from "unexpected shocks".

Rathbones fixed income manager Bryn Jones has said this week is the most important for Europe since the Second World War, as leaders try to resolve the debt crisis.

Kames Capital is set to appoint Peter Shaw as co-manager of the £361m UK Equity fund on 1 January.