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Analyst upgrades to Lloyds TSB have helped the FTSE gain some 26 points to 6,343 this morning.

Johnson Matthey, the specialist supplier of platinum for catalyst systems, has helped the FTSE put on about 2 points to 6,312 this morning.

Today's insolvency picture could get much worse through the rest of this year into 2008, says Grant Thornton, the financial and professional services firm.

The potential confusion over how and when to give advice on Real Estate Investment Trusts mean advisers will gain most exposure to Reits through mutual funds, suggests Fidelity.

Evidence the UK economy is like a candle being burned at both ends is being firmly ignored, if figures published by industry research, consultancy and representative organisations.

Investors are around seven times more likely to buy into bricks and mortar property funds than property securities funds, despite the potential for higher returns.

Minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee's latest interest rate hike decision suggest further interest rate rises may have far less support than expected.

Witan Investment Trust, one of the largest and oldest in the industry, is not looking to tie in any major changes to its multi-manager mandates simply because it will have three-year performance data to hand later this year.

A lack of knowledge about Exchange Traded Funds could mean advisers are missing a significant opportunity in asset allocation business, warns Barclays Global Investors.

Rathbone Investment Management has sold part of its UK private banking business to Butterfield Private Bank.