** Shares in Mandatum MANTA.HE rise 5.9% at 0825 GMT after the Finnish asset manager posted its quarterly results above expectations, citing a 20% increase in fees, lower costs
** Its Q3 profit before tax stood at 55.7 million euros ($65 million), against the consensus estimate of 48.5 million
** Mandatum CEO says the company is "clearly ahead" of last year in terms of the development of the fees figure
** "The better-than-expected profitability development was again driven by significantly improved cost efficiency", Inderes analysts say
** Mandatum shares rise as much as 7%, topping the STOXX 600 .STOXX index and are set for best day since February
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(Reporting by Boleslaw Lasocki)
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