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The £408m Polar Capital Technology Trust beat its benchmark over one year as technology stocks have benefitted from a cyclical upturn, the manager says.

Marshall Wace is proposing to close its £130m listed investment trust MW Tops Ltd and instead roll investments into an unlisted Ucits portfolio.

Incisive Media, publisher of Investment Week, has won the prestigious AOP Award for Best Digital Publisher - Business.

The FTSE 100 opened at 5,132 today and climbed 0.23% higher in early trading, bolstered by beleaguered oil major BP.

T.Bailey's Philippa Gee has resigned as head of sales to launch her own IFA business.

The Dow Jones posted triple-digit gains in early trading on Thursday after positive economic data at home and abroad boosted sentiment.

Pictet Funds is to launch the Pictet High Dividend Selection fund, following on from the launch of a similar product in Japan in 2005.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today held interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%.

LV= Asset Management (LVAM) is to launch a new portfolio within its multi-manager range.

The possibility of China stepping up its policy tightening programme has increased after the country reported a 48.5% rise in exports and close to record growth in property prices.