Japan's Nikkei index has fallen another 2% after central bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda said there was no need for additional monetary stimulus to offset a recent sales tax hike.

M&G's fixed income manager Richard Woolnough was paid £17.5m last year, according to reports, a figure more than double that of the CEO of parent company Prudential.

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The FCA may face legal action from institutional investors after its disclosure of a probe into closed-book insurance policies, according to the Financial Times.

Morningstar has announced the winners of its annual fund awards, with Invesco Perpetual and Fidelity among the fund groups to take home major accolades.

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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has made top-up payments to Keydata investors after it recovered money from the underlying bond Lifemark's trustees.