Barclays

Barclays has teamed up with Amundi Investment Solutions to launch a fund providing exposure to US takeovers.

Jane Wallace reports from our recent fixed income event.

Bank of England policymaker Andy Haldane, has slated ring-fencing proposals for being too weak and said "King Kong" banks should be no larger than $100bn.

Barclays has launched Retail Distribution Review (RDR)-ready share classes on its active and passive funds and discretionary offerings.

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group and RBS have fallen today after broker Cazenove warned of the potential impact of further PPI provisioning.

Barclays has put aside an extra £700m to compensate customers for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, bringing total provisions to £2bn.

Over the last three months, UK bank shares have enjoyed a strong rally, helped by the ECB's and US Federal Reserve's liquidity moves.

Former Legal & General chief executive Tim Breedon is set to join the board of Barclays as a non-executive director.

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Stephen Docherty, manager of the Aberdeen World Growth and Income fund, reveals how he is currently positioning his portfolio.