Investment

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking into claims traders intentionally pushed up the price of government bonds before attempting to sell them to the Bank of England (BoE) in 2011.

Insurance group RSA has reduced its deficit recovery plan after the firm's triennial valuation revealed a 36% drop in its deficit.

Gilt yields jump after the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes revealed all members voted against more quantitative easing (QE).

The trustees of the £2.7bn UK Power Networks Group (UKPN) of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (ESPS) have hired Cardano as their investment adviser.

UK CPI inflation rose from 2.7% to 2.9% in June, with the largest upward contributions coming from petrol, clothing and footwear.

M&G Real Estate has further diversified its fund with the purchase of an £88m shopping centre in Sutton Coldfield.

National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) chief executive Joanne Segars has been elected chair of the shadow Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board.

M&G Real Estate has acquired two separate office locations as it looks to diversify and boost returns for investors.

Buzz respondents are sceptical of the link between fees and performance from asset managers, by and large.

Stamford Associates and Xafinity have teamed up to launch an investment consulting service that integrates asset and liability management.