Hargreaves Lansdown is to unveil its long-awaited unbundled pricing model on 15 January.

Charles Stanley Direct has cut its share dealing rate by 25% to £7.50 per trade for the whole of January, in a bid to encourage clients to annually rebalance their portfolios.

Old Mutual Global Investors is to launch an offshore mirror version of Richard Buxton's £1bn Old Mutual UK Alpha Fund.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) is to bring a series of bond funds into the UK market as part of an expansion of its fixed income range.

Legal & General Investment Management's Richard Hodges will take on the management of three additional fixed income funds totalling £2bn in assets, after existing manager Michel Canoy opted to exit the business.

Stamp duty on shares bought in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is to be abolished in a bid to encourage more firms to domicile products in the UK.

Hargreaves Lansdown could be set to charge lower-end clients around 70bps when it publishes its new clean fee structure, expected this week.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is facing a criminal investigation over allegations the bank forced small businesses into default, according to reports.

Investec's Wealth & Investment saw operating profit leap 35% in the six months to 30 September after enjoying £400m in net flows.

Standard Life Investments' Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) range has passed the £30bn mark, according to the firm.