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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to launch its first review of competition within investment banking, with a view to conduct a similar market study into asset management later in the year.

Total Keydata recoveries have reached £122m, according to the latest figures from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Investment and financial planning businesses Jonathanfry and Easby Gale and Phillipson (EG&P) have completed a merger to form a company running £700m of clients' funds.

Warren Buffett sold out of two of his energy stocks - including his position in the world's largest energy company ExxonMobil - as the oil price collapse accelerated at the end of last year.

GLG's Jon Mawby and Andy Li have repositioned their £1bn Strategic Bond fund following the announcement of a €1.1trn quantitative easing programme by the European Central Bank (ECB).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said fund groups must do more to ensure they control the risk of market abuse, following a thematic review into the issue.

Investec Wealth and Investment fund research specialist Anthony Leatham is to leave the company for a role at broker Peel Hunt.

Threadneedle's Richard Colwell is adding more to stocks including Centrica and GlaxoSmithKline as he seeks contrarian equity income plays for the months ahead.

Monetary Policy Committee members voted unanimously to keep interest rates in hold this month, but potential divisions over the future path of rates have begun to emerge once more.

Woodford Investment Management (WIM) is to take a 15% performance fee of any excess returns above the 10% annual return target on its Patient Capital investment trust.