Markets

Former LV= Asset Management CEO Ann Roughead has joined Threadneedle's board as a non-executive director.

Skagen has lost a member of the team running its property fund, while seeing a new addition to its Nordic and global equity desk.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has admitted the Mansion House speech he gave last month was deliberately designed to 'shake up the markets'.

There are three main actors driving the irrational behaviour we so often see in equity markets; company management, analysts and investors. Each group can fall into bias, but the circumstances and the types of biases are different.

UK consumer price inflation has moved sharply higher in June, a surprise jump which may strengthen the case for an earlier-than-expected base rate rise.

Hargreave Hale is to open a York office after the hire of three investment managers - including a JM Finn employee who became involved in a legal dispute with his former firm.

Miton Group UK equity income manager Bill Mott is to retire from fund management at the end of the year.

Scotland: Home of the extremely brave?

The head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned the global financial system is at risk of a second crisis, which could be worse this time around due to higher borrowing in both developed and emerging markets.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is in "active discussions" with one asset manager on client redress after a review of fund managers' use of dealing commissions found widespread failings.