Legal & General

Simon Hynes is to re-join the industry as head of UK retail sales at Legal and General Investment Management, a year after he left Jupiter.

Legal & General is understood to be considering a sale of its Cofunds platform, just over two years after it sealed a deal to take full ownership.

Lloyds Banking Group has boosted the FTSE 100 this morning but politically-sensitive sectors have begun to feel the bite of election season.

Several of the UK's major asset managers are falling short on stewardship and responsible investment practice, according to NGO ShareAction.

L&G Investment Management (LGIM) has restructured its senior team to reflect a pair of new roles, a retirement and several promotions.

Members of the executive committee at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stand to lose their bonuses over the blunder that caused a collapse in prices of large insurance companies, according to reports.

Fund buyers have called for more transparency on passive fund costs not contained within the ongoing charges figure (OCF) - even as a price war cuts headline fees to record low levels.

THE BIG QUESTION: PART II

Martin Wheatley, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is facing calls for his resignation after the regulator made an "extraordinary blunder" that hit insurers' share prices, according to reports.

THE BIG INTERVIEW