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St James's Place (SJP) has reported a strong first quarter with total new single investments of £1.8bn, an increase of 22% on the same period last year.

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Asia: Time to question the ‘accepted wisdom’?

Richard Buxton and Philip Matthews have both slipped into the bottom quartile of the UK All Companies sector on a six-month view following their moves to Old Mutual and Schroders respectively.

GlaxoSmithKline, the UK's largest pharmaceutical group, has agreed to sell one of its businesses to rival Novartis, in a deal which will see it return billions of pounds to shareholders.

The Co-operative group has reported a record loss for the bank of £2.5bn after a "disastrous year" during which its banking division and the wider group came close to collapse.

Fortune favours the cautious when it comes to investing in China

Sector report: Will Europe be 2014’s standout market?

Google shares moved sharply lower in after-hours trading following a disappointing update, with the negative sentiment that has blighted the sector showing no sign of abating.