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Law firm Eversheds has criticised the proposal by business secretary Vince Cable to introduce a new corporate law to punish directors of failed companies.

Two former brokers at RP Martin Holdings Limited, have today been charged with offences of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the manipulation of LIBOR.

The Financial Conduct Authority said it is concerned about the fairness of automatic renewals of fixed-term bonds, after it has found failings in more than half of firms reviewed.

A tax tribunal ruled against a £135m stamp duty avoidance scheme, which included the Chelsea Barracks property deal.

JP Morgan multi-asset income fund manager Olivia Mayell gives a run-down of the seven investment and economic themes she sees emerging - from interest rates to global equities.

A fifth of IFAs expect to see a "significant" increase in the number and size of fines inflicted on the financial services sector over the next five years, according to research.

Aviva managing director of protection Richard Verdin is to leave the insurer by the end of the year.

Standard Life Wrap is moving to a new technology interface which will go live to more than 1,200 adviser firms from 22 July.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cancelled the permissions of independent financial adviser Martin Richard Moseling, trading as Blenheim Financial Services, for failing to act in clients' interests.

Axa Wealth has added 1,000 clean share class funds to its execution only platform, Axa Self Investor.