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A Bath-based financial adviser is accused of murdering his 28-year-old girlfriend with an electrical cable.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must adopt greater transparency and a more market oriented approach to regulation, the Association for Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has said.

Prudential has appointed Philip John Remnant to its board as non-executive director and senior independent director.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Complaints Commissioner after a consumer complained over its handling of alleged mis-selling of an equity release-style scheme.

Invesco Perpetual has handed top-performing UK manager Stephen Anness its Global Opportunities fund as part of a reshuffle of its equities division.

Swiss bank UBS is expected to receive a $1bn fine, to settle LIBOR manipulation allegations, according to reports.

Ashcourt Rowan has appointed a new group head of marketing as part of its national expansion plans.

After a lot of wasted time talking about exams and regulation there is finally an "acceptance of reality" by advisers regarding the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), Nick Cann has said.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has begun auto-enrolment with just five staff members electing to opt out.

The Queen has spoken about "lax" City workers and a banking regulator which "didn't have the teeth" to intervene as she discussed the causes of the financial crisis during a visit to the Bank of England