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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold the bank rate at 0.5% at the last meeting, while all but one member voted to maintain the QE programme at £375bn.

PIMCO has made its global multi-sector bond strategy available to UK retail investors for the first time.

Close Brothers Group has reported an uptick in funds under management in its asset management business, according to a trading statement released today.

Barclays has threatened "substantial" job cuts in its London investment bank, ahead of a review of its operations by new chief executive Antony Jenkins.

The CF Miton Special Situations and CF Miton Strategic portfolios have fallen from the top of the IMA Flexible Investment sector to the bottom on a one-year view because of the managers' view on equities.

Liontrust's new Global Strategic Bond fund will avoid corporate bonds and favour emerging market government debt and currencies.

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mervyn King, has said it may be time to review the UK's inflation target, but rejected a suggestion by his successor that central bankers should abandon inflation targeting altogether in times of economic...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed it is consulting on whether to tax fund rebates paid to customers.

Fixed income remains popular with investors despite a very recent shift towards equities, but which bonds currently pose the greatest risk to investors?

The yield of the FTSE 100 will rise from 3.07% to 3.37% this year as FTSE 100 companies increase their dividends by an average of 11%, Banc De Binary has claimed.