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Investment giants to merge in boost to the City of London
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Alliance buys £620m stake to end Elliott era
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Nick Goodway: Lord Rothschild may have to flash the cash for Alliance
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Activist threat to Lord Rothschild’s tilt at Alliance Trust
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Alliance Trust chair’s exit seals Elliott triumph
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Jim Armitage: Alliance bosses must start performing or face the sack
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Alliance Trust boss Katherine Garrett-Cox demoted
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