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Fidelity Worldwide Investment's UK managing director Hugh Mullan is to step down in April, Investment Week can reveal.

Japan's economy grew less than expected at the end of last year, highlighting potential weaknesses in Prime Minister Abe's economic policies.

Stephen Mohan, head of UK & Ireland at Allfunds Bank, has reignited conversations with fund managers and clients about ‘0%' share classes, amid potential changes to VAT rules.

Claimants can not accept a compensation ruling from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and later claim for more in the courts, a landmark Court of Appeal ruling has decided.

Weaker US data and ongoing expectations of tighter UK monetary policy have helped boost gold and sterling respectively as the dollar loses ground.

Thanks to investors hungry for better returns, high yield bonds have performed strongly over the last year. More and more companies are issuing corporate bonds in that space. But how long can the good times last?

Nine companies have been named Adviser Firm of the Year in their respective regions at the Professional Adviser Awards 2014.

Martin Currie is to cut down the size of its UK-domiciled Japan fund range, merging John Millar's Japan fund into the group's Japan Alpha offering, Investment Week can reveal.

Lloyds CEO Antonio Horto-Osorio has been forced to defend his £1.7m bonus, claiming it is in the interests of the taxpayer.

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has accused the three main UK parties of "bluff, bluster and bullying" after they rejected plans to share the pound with an independent Scotland.