United Kingdom | 3 Jan 17
Steve Webb knighted in New Year’s honours list
Former UK pensions minister Steve Webb has been awarded a knighthood for political and public service in the Queen’s New Year honours list.
LM directors escape legal sanctions in Australia
The former directors of the collapsed Queensland-based fund manager LM Investment Management (LMIM) did nothing wrong, an Australian court has ruled.
Aegon to become ‘fully-fledged’ platform after Cofunds buyout
Dutch-headquartered insurer Aegon has moved a step closer to transforming itself from a traditional life company to a “fully-fledged platform business”, after officially completing the purchase of the Cofunds UK platform.
The best and worst FTSE sectors in 2016 revealed
New data from Financial Express Analytics reveals a stunning year for miners and oil companies and persistent trouble for telecoms and retailers.
Jean-Claude Juncker blocked EU curbs on tax avoidance
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, spent years in his previous role as Luxembourg’s prime minister secretly blocking EU efforts to tackle tax avoidance by multinational corporations, secret documents show.