Regulation

The London Stock Exchange and Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission have reached a deal allowing Hong Kong investors easier and cheaper access to UK-quoted companies than ever before.

The Investment Association (IA) has reopened discussions with members over how to reorganise its sector classification system after an initial consultation proved inconclusive.

Some of the UK's largest asset management firms are preparing to quit their London bases if the country votes to leave the European Union, according to reports.

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) former director of supervision is joining the board of J.P. Morgan's international private bank as a non-executive director.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a paper clarifying its stance on how advisers will be held liable when dealing with insistent clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has looked east for its new head of enforcement, bringing in the man who currently heads up the same division for the Hong Kong regulator.

Lloyds Banking Group has been hit with a record £117m fine by the Financial Conduct Authority for mishandling of payment protection product complaints.

Odey Asset Management has blasted a bid for trading platform Plus500, the second largest holding on James Hanbury's CF Odey Absolute Return fund, calling the move "opportunistic".

Neptune has closed a further two productsin its range, bringing to an end a period of significant fund consolidation and restructuring for the firm.

Financial Conduct Authority chief Martin Wheatley has supported the asset management industry's claim that it does not pose a threat to financial stability.