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Morningstar UK Limited, provider of independent investment research, has announced the shortlist for its Outstanding Investor Award and Outstanding Rising Talent Award...

A UK-based equity crowd investment platform aimed at unlocking the huge growth potential of strong, well-managed companies in emerging and frontier markets is soon to be launched by Emerging Crowd, a recent announcement stated...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in the first use of its new consumer protection powers, will limit firms from distributing contingent convertible securities (CoCos) to the mass retail market from 1 October 2014...

A leading investment analyst has urged investors to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ as the day for UK and U...

Global fund manager Standard Investments enjoyed a record breaking first half to 2014, continuing the momentum the company has seen over the past ten years, it has reported...

Resources sector equities are currently more attractive than direct investments in physical commodities, according to Baring Asset Management (Barings)...

With holiday season in full swing, Hargreaves Lansdown has asked a selection of leading fund managers to share their favourite books on investing, for investors looking for some stimulating but entertaining reading on their summer holidays...

A Bank whistleblower from Cheshire, has vowed to use her financial knowledge and expertise to help consumers understand any retail investments they may have participated in following advice from high street banks...

The Upper Tribunal has upheld the judgement made by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on former hedge fund CEO Alberto Micalizzi...

An online platform that enables investors to follow and copy expert trading strategies has launched this week...

Miton fund manager Bill Mott has announced he will retire at the end of 2014, bringing to an end a 37-year career in fund management...

Two entrepreneurs who turned down an unprecedented offer on BBC show Dragons’ Den to instead appeal for funding from the online community hit their £20,000 funding target in less than 12 hours...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made use of its suspension powers for the first time, banning two of the Financial’s Group subsidiaries from recruiting new Appointed Representatives (ARs) and individual advisers for a total of four and a half months...

According to Hargreaves Lansdown’s Investor Confidence Survey, 90% of investors expect UK interest rates to rise within the next 12 months...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today commenced a criminal prosecution against Phillip Boakes for 13 alleged offences relating to an unauthorised investment scheme he operated between 1 October 2004 and 4 June 2013...

By Abi Oladimeji, head of investment strategy, Thomas Miller Investment   Sound fundamentals   Recent data show that the UK economy continues to enjoy a purple patch...

Now the dust has settled after the announcement of the first budget under India's new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Craig Botham, Emerging Market Economist for Schroders, gives his thoughts on its implications for India's economy and markets...

RFA, a technology advisor to investment management clients, has this month announced the opening of its London office...

Guidance to support firms which want to provide simplified advice or sales without a recommendation has been published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this month...

Investor confidence in UK property saw the second-biggest month-on-month downward swing this month, down six percentage points, according to the Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index...