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A number of big name fund managers have been flagged by Bestinvest's latest infamous list of "dog funds", which names and shames the worst performing funds available to UK investors.

M&G has won its fight to add four non-executive directors to the board of Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) after the small-cap oil group backed down at the last minute.

UK dividend payments hit a new record high in Q2, with PLCs paying out a total of £25.3bn to investors, but slowing profit growth means full-year dividends are expected to drop year-on-year.

Japanese investors have reacted with muted enthusiasm to a sweeping election victory by Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.

Hargreaves Lansdown has ruled out the prospect of taking marketing fees from fund groups or allowing advertising on its website, saying it wants to offer a 'transparent' fee structure when new regulations are implemented next year.

The UK government is considering divesting £5bn of its stake in Lloyds Banking Group as early as September this year, according to reports.

UK banks remain at risk of very serious problems, according to Charles MacKinnon, chief investment officer at Thurleigh Investment Managers.

Kenneth Orchard, portfolio manager for European fixed income at T Rowe Price, has revisited eight key themes he identified at the beginning of the year as ones to watch for investors.

Standard Life Investments' Euan Munro has joined Aviva Investors as CEO.

The Abu Dhabi Sheikh who became the second largest shareholder in Barclays at the height of the credit crisis has sold his entire stake, making a huge profit.