UK investors aged 40 and over appear to be most convinced by the Indian stock market over other regions for offering the best opportunity to make returns from equities in 2016, a study suggests.

The markets will have at least one moment of panic, if not more, as the possibility of Donald Trump being elected as US President becomes closer to reality, an investments expert predicted this morning.

About 400 financial advisers, Paraplanners and wealth managers are descending on London today to hear from a range of leading investment experts.

Two defendants – a senior investment banker and a Chartered Accountant – have been convicted of conspiring to insider deal between November 2006 and March 2010 in a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority and following a three-month trial at Southwark Crown Court.

A Chartered Accountant convicted of conspiring to insider deal has been jailed today for three and a half years.

About 400 financial advisers, Paraplanners and wealth managers are heading to London this morning to hear from a range of leading investment experts.

The Financial Conduct Authority has today opened its much publicised regulatory sandbox to firms to allow them to test new financial ideas in a ‘safe’ environment.

Redundancy, marriage and illness are among major life events that a savings body has suggested should escape incurring an exit fee for the Lifetime ISA.

Whistleblowing reports to the Pensions Regulator have risen 29% in a year, according to new analysis.

The incoming chief executive of the FCA says the public perception of some areas of finance is “too much towards the exploitative ‘greed is good’ end of the spectrum”.