Equities

The Chancellor George Osborne is expected to step back from plans to break-up the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) amid an expected outcry from some shareholders.

A planned deal which would create one of the largest asset managers in Europe grabbed our readers' attention this week.

Hargreaves Lansdown's head of research Mark Dampier has sold a portion of his stake in the platform giant for more than £620,000.

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has expanded its range of multi-asset income funds with two new fund launches for Eugene Philalithis and Nick Peters.

Barclays is considering controversial plans to avoid a new bonus cap from Brussels.

St. James's Place, the wealth management group, has reported funds under management of £41.8bn, up 5% over the three months ended 30 September 2013, and 20% since the start of the year.

The top ten US CEOs have earned over $100m each for the first time, with two CEOs earning more than $1bn over the course of 2012, according to a survey by GMI Ratings.

Concerns over pricey equity markets and the risks of value traps have pushed investment opportunities to their lowest level for seven years, according to the co-manager of the Kennox Strategic Value fund.

Activist hedge fund the Children's Investment Fund (TCI) is the largest private shareholder in newly listed Royal Mail, a regulatory filing has revealed.

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