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The leader of a £1.5bn bid to take over 315 branches up for sale by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has warned the lender it must take the offer seriously.

Threadneedle has announced the shortlist for the sixth annual Threadneedle Prize, a competition for figurative and representational painting and sculpture.

Threadneedle Investments has named Alastair Caw as head of UK wholesale, replacing Gary Collins.

M&G has taken four awards at rating provider FE's annual Group Awards, highlighting the best fund managers across the major asset classes.

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Pockets of value in the corporate bond market have opened up even as markets begin to adjust to the prospect of tighter monetary policy, according to Threadneedle CIO Mark Burgess.

Asset managers are entering an era of fund rationalisation as cost pressures mark the beginning of the end for oversized product ranges, according to Threadneedle's Nick Ring.

Equity investors selling down dividend plays in expectation of a tapering of US QE have misjudged some high profile stocks, according to Threadneedle's Dave Dudding.

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Threadneedle is to close its £12m Japanese Smaller Companies fund due to its uneconomical size and "limited demand" for the strategy.