FTSE 100 continues record-breaking run but big retailers lag
The UK blue chip index closed around 18 points higher at 7,877
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Close Brothers Group PLC
LON:CBG
Close Brothers is a specialist financial services group which makes loans, trades securities and provides advice and investment management solutions to a wide range of clients. Close Brothers’ Banking division provides specialist lending to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals across a diverse range of asset classes, and also offers deposit taking services. The Securities division provides trading services to retail brokers and institutions principally through Winterflood, a leading market-maker in the UK. The Asset Management division provides a full range of advice, investment management and self-directed services to private, institutional and corporate clients and professional advisers. Close Brothers was established in 1878 and today employs over 2,500 people, principally in the UK.
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