FCA to implement four-point ‘traffic light’ system to show pension fund performance

UK regulator updates reforms in drive for better retirement outcomes

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

Hedge funds boom as investor enthusiasm for private equity falters

Industry racks up largest asset gains on record, benefiting from buyout groups’ difficulty returning cash to clients

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

HSBC settles French dividend trade probe for €300mn

Move follows investigation into bank’s handling of trades between 2014 and 2019

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

Brevan Howard profits slump as hedge fund misses out on macro trading boom

Profits available to be shared by partners fell by a fifth to £61mn for year to March 2025

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

Primark owner ABF warns weak clothing sales will hit profits

European sales set to drag on performance as group weighs splitting off fast-fashion high-street brand

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

FCA to implement four-point ‘traffic light’ system to show pension fund performance

UK regulator updates reforms in drive for better retirement outcomes

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

Moscow says US seizure of Russian tanker risks military escalation at sea

Russia’s foreign ministry accuses Washington of lowering the ‘threshold for use of force’

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

Venezuela actively co-operating with US on plans to export oil

Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is in close contact with US secretary of state Marco Rubio

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

‘Wildcatters’ race for Venezuelan oil deals ahead of wary western majors

Entrepreneurs seek to steal march on bigger rivals that are still weighing risks of re-entering country

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026

Reeves set to announce U-turn on pubs business rates

Chancellor’s change of measures from her November Budget will allow later hours and more pavement drinking

Posted on Thursday January 08, 2026