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Left-wing anti-austerity party Syriza has secured a commanding election victory in Greece overnight, setting the scene for a stand-off between the country and its creditors.

Dividends from UK firms last year grew at the slowest rate since 2010 as the strong pound continued to weight on payouts.

Market participants have reacted with a healthy dose of scepticism to the European Central Bank's long-awaited quantitative easing programme, saying the move may not be enough to revive the struggling eurozone economy.

Lawrence Gosling with Hollie Briggs of Loomis, Sayles & Company

Around half of wealth manager portfolios are failing to deliver positive alpha for clients, a new report has revealed.

Tesco, the oil price, and the 'Draghi put'

Investment Week provides live reaction and analysis following the European Central Bank's announcement of a €1.1trn quantitative easing programme for the eurozone.

Russia's central bank is considering cutting interest rates at its next meeting later this month, shortly after raising them to 17% in an emergency move to halt inflation.

Lawrence Gosling with Chris Jackson of Natixis

Concerns rising over property sector inflows