Commodities

The Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing gold benchmarks as part of a probe into how global rates are set, according to reports.

Randeep Somel, the new manager of M&G's Global Basics, has revealed the fund is making new investments in miners again as he looks to position the portfolio for a new era.

Duncan Goodwin, manager of the Martin Currie Global Resources fund, is to leave the firm at the end of the year.

Bill O'Neill, head of chief investment office of wealth management research UK at UBS Wealth Management, has warned there are three key 'nasties and traps' to watch out on the way to global economic recovery.

M&G's Graham French has told investors last year was one of the toughest periods of his career as his fund underperformed amid a torrid time for commodities.

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Hargreaves Lansdown's legal challenge to HMRC's move to tax platform rebates was the story of most interest to Investment Week's readers this week.

Mining stocks led a drop in the FTSE 100 today as falling commodity prices weighed on shares.

Servicing the fracking boom.