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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a consultation into changes to the Corporate Governance Code, with a strong focus on remuneration policy.

Jack Jones looks at the reasons behind falling economic confidence in the industry

A series of shock rate hikes have failed to prevent a fresh sell-off in emerging market currencies, with developed market equities including the FTSE 100 also caught in the storm.

Equities have taken a tumble as the emerging markets (EM) sell-off continues.

A group of industry bodies has launched an institutional investor forum on the back of the Kay Review which aims to boost collective engagement between listed companies and asset owners.

The latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) show a minor rise in defined benefit (DB) deficits after months of continuous reductions.

Pension funds' share holdings in the UK stock market has fallen to a record low of 4.7% in 2012, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.

The total deficit of private sector UK defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £100bn last month as rising inflation expectations pushed up liabilities, figures show.

A drop in the FTSE over August has wiped out summer deficit reduction as levels return to those seen in May, research from Mercer shows.

Hargreaves Lansdown’s Laith Khalaf says members need fund choice – and the decision-making tools to go with it