Markets

The FTSE Small Cap index has risen sharply for ten consecutive months, but is there still value in the UK small cap space or should investors take profits and look elsewhere?

Fidelity is to restrict inflows into Alex Wright's UK Smaller Companies fund in an effort to preserve performance.

The Bank of England has opted not to implement further quantitative easing and held interest rates at 0.5% for the 49th consecutive month.

The Bank of Japan's announcement of aggressive growth stimulus measures on Thursday pushed up the flagging Nikkei and caused the yen to fall sharply against the US dollar.

The Investment Management Association (IMA)'s chief executive Daniel Godfrey calls on the fund management industry to improve the way it explains fund costs and charges to consumers.

M&G has cut its position in St James's Place (SJP) after majority shareholder Lloyds sold down its own stake in the wealth manager.

The senior executives of collapsed bank HBOS will come under fire from MPs on Thursday with the publication of a damning report on the failed bank.

David Nish, the chief executive of Standard Life, saw his remuneration hit £5m last year, up from about £2.5m in 2011.

Vodafone shares have jumped to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard on talk that US peers Verizon and AT&T are working on a $245bn break-up bid for the firm.

City Financial has acquired OPM Fund Management for an undisclosed amount, taking over its £75.2m fund range in the process.