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Citywire Investment News

• Tools of the trade: Haig Bathgate's key influences
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
  Walker Crips fund manager Jan Luthman and a journalist turned fund manager are among the influences of Turcan Connell CIO Haig Bathgate.
  

• The client battle: the value of a large regional sales force
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
  With the battle for new business tougher than ever, how important is it to have a large regional sales team at your disposal?
  

• Suitability conundrum: what if discretionaries are accountable?
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
  A growing number of wealth managers and regulatory consultants suspect there could be pressure on discretionary managers to take responsibility for suitability for bespoke mandates run for advisers.
  

• Cowley: QE is not working - gilts are effectively worthless
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
  Old Mutual's Stewart Cowley says QE has had little effect and that a corporate bond QE program would be a winner as it would help stimulate the rise of the private sector.
  

• Lloyds to cut 900 jobs
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:56:29 Z
  Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group is to cut 900 jobs - part of wider plans unveiled last year to cull 15,000 posts across the company.
  

Citywire News

• The Expert View: BP, Capita and TUI Travel
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:01:00 Z
  A round-up of analyst notes, including their take on TalkTalk and Bellway.
  

• Wednesday Papers: Glencore-Xstrata merger threatened
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:11:00 Z
  And Greek shares rally as prime minister closes in on bailout deal.
  

• Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:22:00 Z
  All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks.
  

• Overnight Markets: US stocks advance on earnings reports
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:18:59 Z
  Coca-Cola rose 0.8% after reporting better-than-expected quarterly results, sending the Dow Jones to its highest level since May 2008.
  

• FTSE wavers as ?Glenstrata? deal weighs on miners
  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:21:48 Z
  Britain?s benchmark index dragged down by miners as opposition to the merger of commodities giant Glencore and miner Xstrata mounts.
  

BBC Business News

• Xinhua affiliate begins HK trade
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:38:07 GMT
  A TV company linked to the Chinese news agency Xinhua has begun trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange as it seeks to broaden its reach overseas.
  

• Bonuses row 'threatens business'
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:22:12 GMT
  George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.
  

• VIDEO: Asian art attracts investors
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:29:51 GMT
  The uncertainty in global stock markets is prompting Asian investors to look for new opportunities, with works of art becoming increasingly popular.
  

• Canada PM in China to discuss oil
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:27:09 GMT
  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits China for talks focussing on oil sales, energy and other economic ties.
  

• Theme parks help Disney profits
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:12 GMT
  Profits for Walt Disney have risen thanks to the rising popularity of its theme parks and earnings from its television channels.
  

BBC News

• US drone 'kills 10' in Pakistan
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:48:16 GMT
  A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.
  

• Englishman v. food?
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:42:01 GMT
  Are eating challenges becoming more popular in England?
  

• Santorum wins double over Romney
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:39:23 GMT
  Rick Santorum declares victory in Minnesota and Missouri's Republican nominating contests, and is in a knife-edge race with Mitt Romney in Colorado.
  

• Syria: Assad assurances dismissed
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:27:07 GMT
  Syria's opposition dismisses assurances that President Assad is committed to ending the violence sweeping the country.
  

• Key polls begin in Uttar Pradesh
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:25:58 GMT
  Crucial assembly elections begin in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.