Barclays' head of compliance Sir Hector Sants will not be returning to the banking group after taking three months' leave in October due to stress.

Charles Gregson, chairman of St. James's Place, is stepping down from his role at the end of the year to be replaced by Sarah Bates.

UBS Global Asset Management has closed its UBS Global Diversified fund as it continues to streamline its UK fund range.

BlackRock has appointed Rachel Lord from Citigroup as new head of iShares in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to replace Joe Linhares as he returns to the US.

Twitter shares have dropped below $40 on Monday for the first time since they were listed listed last week, as investors began to take profits.

US non-farm payroll numbers came in at almost double analysts' estimates in October, despite the 16-day government shutdown.

Australian banking giant Macquarie Group has moved to scupper Aberdeen Asset Management's deal to buy Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) after making a £500m cash offer for the business, according to reports.

Will Fletcher-Roberts, business development manager at Kames Capital, is leaving the company to take on another role in the industry.

Bill O'Neill, head of chief investment office of wealth management research UK at UBS Wealth Management, has warned there are three key 'nasties and traps' to watch out on the way to global economic recovery.

Chris Reid, manager of the Majedie UK Income fund has revealed five key stocks that he expects will help his fund maintain its top ranking in the UK Equity Income sector in the coming year.