Former Odey chief executive David Stewart has joined the board of Hargreave Hale as a non-executive director.

The number of platforms targeting advisory firms is likely to halve after 2017, according to Standard Life's David Tiller.

With the Bank of England monetary policy announcement marking six years of rates being held at a record low level of 0.5%, Investment Week looks at the funds which have produced the best performance over the period.

The potential sales of Transact and Seven Investment Management (7IM), as well as increased scrutiny from the regulator, have prompted advisers to start probing platforms on their exit strategies.

The fund management industry is "ripe for investigation" regarding pay packages, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Aviva Investors £17.6m for failings in how it managed conflicts of interest.

Rathbones is planning to expand its range of services for high net worth clients with the launch of a private office.

Rathbones saw its funds under management boosted in 2014 thanks to deals with Jupiter Asset Management and Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management.

Japan came out of a recession last year after two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has upgraded its UK growth forecast in the face of low inflation and falling unemployment figures.