Investment General

The government has come under fire for rewarding its "friends in the City" after it gave a knighthood to Paul Ruddock, founder of hedge fund Lansdowne Partners, in its New Year's honours list.

New Star founder John Duffield has hit back at claims made during Patrick Evershed's sensational employment tribunal in an open letter.

Economists have warned the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB)'s plans to ringfence UK banks' retail and investment divisions could threaten economic growth.

We look at key themes and events that have impacted investment over the past year.

This has been a year when some of the most popular emerging market managers paid the price for the breakneck growth of recent years, with investors fleeing to safe havens as equities tanked amid the eurozone debt crisis.

Investment Week, IFAonline's sister title, rounds up the most memorable quotes from our favourite (and most outspoken) industry commentators in 2011.

North Investment Partners has appointed three non-executive directors to its board as it seeks to strengthen its business ahead of RDR.

Intermediaries could face another multi-million pound interim levy after the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) warned it may need an extra £40m to meet compensation costs this financial year.

The Financial Services Authority has secured a High Court decision against an unauthorised land banking firm, and repayment to victims of £200,000.

Invesco Perpetual's head of investment Neil Woodford said his favoured defensive blue chip names have recently delivered some confident trading updates, despite tough macroeconomic conditions.