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How much do you remember from the last seven days in financial services?

Unlike our end-of-year Big Quiz, there's absolutely nothing riding on this quiz expect pride. How will you fare? 1 Peter Hargreaves was made CBE in the New Year's Honours list. But which financial services heavyweight received a knighthood? A Mervyn King B Paul Tucker C Mark Carney 2 Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is set to miss its five year performance target for the first time in over four decades, against which benchmark? A S&P 500 B Dow Jones C Nasdaq 3 House prices increased by 8.4% in 2013, according to Nationwide, but are still how much below the all-ti...

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