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Barclays to round off trio of UK banking results on Thursday
Barclays will be a highlight in Thursday's schedule.
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Rathbones Group PLC provides individual investment and wealth management services for private clients, charities, trustees and professional partners. The company has been trusted for generations to manage and preserve its clients' wealth. Rathbones has over 1,900 staff in 15 UK locations and Jersey; its headquarters is 8 Finsbury Circus, London
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Barclays will be a highlight in Thursday's schedule.
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Aside from the banking results, the week ahead will bring updates from other blue-chips firms such as BAE Systems, Anglo American, Pearson, and Reckitt Benckiser
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In a trading update or the three months ended 31 December 2018, the FTSE 250-listed firm said its investments fell by £3.52bn in 2018, after a £2.86bn gain in 2017
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Jennifer Mathias held various senior positions at Lloyds over a 16-year period, including as finance director of corporate banking
The UK blue-chip index closed around 50 points lower at 7,658, while FTSE 250 was also down - over 99 points at 20,753
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Among Wednesday's names are ITV, GlaxoSmithKline, Indivior, and Tullow Oil
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Rathbone said the initial considerationcomprises £79mln in cash - funded from internal cash resources and a proposed £60mln equity placing - and the issue of 1.0mln new Rathbones shares worth £25mln
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Rathbone Brothers and Permira were reportedly preparing a bidding war for Speirs & Jefferey
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In London, the FTSE 100 closed down around 29 points at 7,252
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Day ahead includes a swathe of FTSE 100 results, including from the likes of Barclays PLC, British American Tobacco PLC, BAE Systems PLC, and Centrica PLC
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Tesco, Marks & Spencer and ASOS are next on the agenda.
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Week ahead includes trading updates from supermarkets Wm Morrison Supermarkets, J Sainsbury, Tesco, John Lewis's Waitrose, plus clothing retailer Marks & Spencer
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Rathbone Brothers said it is well positioned for the future and will to continue to pursue growth opportunities, including acquisitions
FTSE 100 closed at 7,542, below last Thursday’s closing high of 7,556.24 while the Dow soared above the 23,000 level today
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Day ahead includes latest UK average earnings and unemployment data, plus third quarter trading updates from Reckitt Benckiser PLC and Rathbone Brothers PLC
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The Week Ahead includes economic data on UK jobs, inflation and retail sales along with full year results from ASOS and Bellway and trading updates from Travis Perkins, Merlin Entertainments, Unilever and Intercontinental Hotels Group
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Rathbone Brothers has ended its merger talks with Smith & Williamson after carrying out due diligence
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Ryan Hughes, head of fund selection at AJ Bell, comments: “The news of a potential merger between Rathbones and Smith & Williamson is the latest evidence that we are in a period of consolidation in the asset management industry”
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Sky News had reported that the merger would be structured as a takeover by Rathbone – which has a £1.4bn market value - of independently-owned Smith and Williamson
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The FTSE 100 traded in a narrow band all day, finishing 5 points lower at 7,319