Investors cut equity exposure this month as they grew more wary that economic growth may slow, but kept a long-standing preference for mega-cap tech stocks, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's monthly survey indicated on Tuesday.

Investec cheered investors on Friday with plans to spin off its asset management unit in a surprise restructuring ahead of the departure after four decades of the South African firm's founder and chief executive.

UK fund assets hit a record high in 2017, maintaining the country's position as the world's second-largest asset management hub and underscoring the need for a good Brexit deal, the sector's leading trade body said.

It's barely six months into a broadening Sino-U.S. trade war, and the fallout has already driven China's stock markets into the same league as debilitated emerging markets such as Turkey, Argentina and Venezuela.

British investor Martin Taylor, who closed his $1.5 billion (1.15 billion pounds) hedge fund Nevsky Capital and retired at 46, plans to get back in the market with a fresh perspective and a new firm.

British pension trustees will be required to show scheme members how they account for a range of financially material risks such as those related to climate change when investing, under new rules announced on Tuesday.

Britain's government and Barclays launched a fund on Wednesday to provide up to 1 billion pounds in finance to small house-builders in an attempt to tackle England's housing shortage.

Britain's Network Rail agreed to sell its commercial property portfolio to property outsourcing firm Telereal Trillium and a Blackstone Group affiliate for 1.46 billion pounds as it pushes for further improvement of its railways.

Emerging markets investor Mark Mobius plans to raise up to 400 million pounds in a London listing to take advantage of the "phenomenal opportunity" caused by widespread turmoil in the sector.

Emerging markets-focused asset manager Ashmore said clients are still looking to allocate money to its funds despite a sharp sell-off in many markets over recent weeks.

Leaders of South and North Korea held one-on-one talks on the second day of their summit on Wednesday, aiming to announce steps to rekindle stalled negotiations on the North's nuclear programme and deepen bilateral ties.

A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a U.S. Senate hearing, her lawyers said on Tuesday.

China and the United States plunged deeper into a trade war on Tuesday after Beijing added $60 billion (45.67 billion pounds) of U.S. products to its import tariff list in retaliation for President Donald Trump's planned levies on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

China is not afraid of "extreme measures" the United States is taking in their trade war and will use it as an opportunity to replace imports, promote localisation and accelerate the development of high-tech products, state media said.

The woman accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault decades ago says she wants the FBI to probe the allegations before she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, CNN reported on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the FBI should not investigate a California professor's allegations of sexual assault against Trump's pick for U.S. Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, adding that he wants his nominee confirmed quickly.

The European Union is ready to address key British concerns over Northern Ireland, the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Tuesday, in a clear push to get a Brexit deal effectively done in the next month.

Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain and the European Union were nearing a divorce deal but called on the bloc to show "goodwill and determination" to avoid a disorderly Brexit and secure a close future partnership.

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would reimpose sanctions on China's ZTE Corp if it does not fully comply with U.S. laws and an agreement with the Trump administration that ended stiff restrictions on the telecommunications equipment company.

Britain's cryptocurrency market resembles the Wild West and should be regulated, lawmakers said on Wednesday, urging the government to bring to heel a sector plagued by volatile price swings, vulnerability to hacking and weak consumer protection.

British households' confidence about their financial situation held at its highest since 2015 this month, as their concern about inflation eased and they were relaxed about prospects for the year to come, a survey showed on Monday.

British consumer spending grew over the three months to August at the fastest pace since January, chiming with other signs the economy has picked up some steam in mid-2018, a survey from payments firm Visa showed on Monday.

British and European Union negotiators are "closing in on workable solutions" to the outstanding issues in Brexit talks, Britain's Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said after a phone call with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier.

Britain's property market would crash and mortgage rates spiral up in the event of a chaotic no-deal Brexit, with house prices falling 35 percent over three years, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney told ministers, The Times newspaper reported.

Nationwide Building Society said on Friday it would spend an additional 1.3 billion pounds on technology, as the British lender works to keep pace with the growing popularity of online and mobile banking.

The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday and highlighted greater financial market concerns about Brexit, a month after raising borrowing costs for only the second time in more than a decade.

House prices in London fell last month at the fastest pace since April but there were strong gains away from southern England, giving a broadly flat picture overall, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said on Thursday.

Britain's central bank looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday, giving the economy time to digest August's increase in borrowing costs, which was only the second such move by the Bank of England in the decade since the financial crisis.

British workers' pay excluding bonuses picked up faster than expected during the three months to July to a rate that has not been beaten in three years, as businesses found it harder to hire staff, official figures showed on Tuesday.

The proportion of British people expecting interest rates to rise over the next 12 months increased in August, following the Bank of England's decision to raise rates at the start of the month, a BoE survey showed on Friday.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a U.S. trade deal with South Korea has been fully renegotiated and may be signed at the United Nations, where leaders have gathered for the 73rd session of the General Assembly.

A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a U.S. Senate hearing, her lawyers said on Tuesday.

Support for Brazilian far-right presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro edged up ahead of next month's election, a poll showed on Tuesday, but Workers Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad moved into second place, with the two running neck and neck in a likely runoff.

Military ties between China and Pakistan are the "backbone" of relations between the two countries, a senior Chinese general told Pakistan's visiting army chief, days after a Pakistani minister stirred unease about Chinese Silk Road projects.

Mexico's incoming financial intelligence chief said it was "shameful" how little had been done about bribes that Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht executives said were paid to secure Mexican public works contracts, and vowed to reexamine the case once in office.

The woman accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault decades ago says she wants the FBI to probe the allegations before she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, CNN reported on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the FBI should not investigate a California professor's allegations of sexual assault against Trump's pick for U.S. Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, adding that he wants his nominee confirmed quickly.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he was evaluating whether or not he would attend this week's United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, citing concerns about his safety.

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will arrive in Myanmar on Wednesday for a two-day visit during which he will have talks with the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Foreign Office said.

A Palestinian man was shot on Tuesday by Israeli police who said he tried to stab a Jewish worshiper near Damascus Gate outside the walled Old City on Yom Kippur, the holiest fast day in the Jewish calendar.

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would reimpose sanctions on China's ZTE Corp if it does not fully comply with U.S. laws and an agreement with the Trump administration that ended stiff restrictions on the telecommunications equipment company.

Microsoft Corp announced on Tuesday new AI and mixed-reality applications for its Dynamics 365 online business software, putting to use its augmented-reality goggles HoloLens for businesses.

Tesla Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating Chief Executive Elon Musk's public statements in August that he was considering taking the electric car maker private, the latest and biggest threat to Musk's leadership.

Britain's cryptocurrency market resembles the Wild West and should be regulated, lawmakers said on Wednesday, urging the government to bring to heel a sector plagued by volatile price swings, vulnerability to hacking and weak consumer protection.

Several cryptocurrency exchanges are plagued by poor market surveillance, pervasive conflicts of interest and lack sufficient customer protections, the New York Attorney General's office said in a report published on Tuesday.

South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO plans to expand in high-growth Asian markets after securing the backing of Goldman Sachs in an equity funding round, the company's chief executive said.

German luxury car brand Audi on Monday staged the global launch of a new electric sport utility vehicle on the home turf of rival Tesla Inc , and highlighted a deal with Amazon.com Inc to make recharging its forthcoming e-tron models easier.

Qualcomm Inc is preparing to add at least two new directors to its board, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the U.S. smartphone chip maker looks to appease shareholders who withheld voting support for its board last March.

The absence of a striking new feature left major tech blogs and newspapers lukewarm on the new XS range of Apple Inc's iPhones in the first batch of reviews on Tuesday, although most praised the improvements to a wide range of standard features.

Ireland has fully recovered 13.1 billion euros in disputed taxes from Apple Inc plus interest of 1.2 billion which it will hold in an escrow fund pending its appeal against an EU tax ruling, Ireland's finance minister said on Tuesday.

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If you have been wondering what to wear when Britain leaves the European Union next spring, here are some pointers: Hot pink, skirts slashed at the thigh and plenty of lace and ruffles.

The U.S. television audience for the Emmy Awards slumped about 11 percent to a new all-time low, according to Nielsen ratings data on Tuesday, drawing just 10.2 million American viewers.

"Game of Thrones" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on Monday on a night of upsets for the highest honours in television and a triumph for streaming services.

Fifty years after creating the Che Guevara poster that still adorns student bedrooms around the world, Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick is delighted at its ubiquity, but concerned at its exploitation for commercial gain.

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who claims U.S. President Donald Trump paid her off to keep their tryst a secret, goes into uncomplimentary detail about their alleged sexual encounter in a new memoir, according to the Guardian newspaper.

In a disused hangar in Istanbul, Turkish artist Ahmet Gunestekin uses thousands of metal human skulls and twisting, spiky animal horns to re-tell some ancient myths in a towering, fearsome installation.

A view across the grimy rooftops of London? A nanny descending to earth with a flying umbrella? Dick Van Dyke? All are present and correct in the trailer for the "Mary Poppins" reboot that was released on Tuesday.

Rosanne Stuart recalls attending an annual fashion parade with her daughter, Madeline, in their hometown of Brisbane, Australia, in 2015. In the midst of the high-energy glamour on the runway, Madeline, who has limited speech, turned to her mother and firmly announced that she would like to be a model.

Streaming service Netflix Inc and premium cable channel HBO battled to a tie at Monday's Emmy awards ceremony, with each taking home 23 of the television industry's top honours, though HBO scored the prestigious best drama prize.

Daniel Sturridge's Liverpool career seemed to be heading for a premature end last season but the striker showed on Tuesday he may yet have an important role after taking his chance during a rare start in the Champions League win over Paris St Germain.

Roberto Firmino struck a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool beat Paris St Germain 3-2 at Anfield on Tuesday after Kylian Mbappe looked to have secured a point for the French side in a compelling Champions League Group C clash.

Leeds United opened a three-point lead at the top of the English Championship with a 3-0 win over Preston North End on Tuesday.

Mauricio Pochettino defended his team selection after Tottenham Hotspur suffered a "cruel" 2-1 defeat by Inter Milan in their Champions League Group B opener at the San Siro on Tuesday.

Lionel Messi scored a record eighth Champions League hat-trick as Barcelona kick-started their campaign with a 4-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven, although they had defender Samuel Umtiti sent off late in the second half on Tuesday.

Inter Milan staged a late smash-and-grab raid as goals by Mauro Icardi and Matias Vecino secured a 2-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur in their Champions League Group B opener on Tuesday.

The Swedish chair umpire who gave a pep talk to Australian Nick Kyrgios during a U.S. Open match this year has been suspended without pay for two weeks, the ATP Tour said on Tuesday.

Manchester United will not be using the artificial pitch as an excuse if they fail to beat Swiss side Young Boys in Bern in their Champions League opener, manager Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday.

Police in the United States have charged a homeless man with the murder of Celia Barquin Arozamena on Tuesday, a day after the Spanish amateur golfing champion was found dead on a golf course in Iowa.

The Italian government said on Tuesday it will no longer back a bid to stage the 2026 Winter Olympics jointly in Milan, Turin and Cortina after the mayors of the three cities failed to unite behind the project.

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of match 4 between India and Hong Kong on Tuesday at Dubai, United Arab Emirates India win by 26 runs India 1st innings Rohit Sharma c Nizakat Khan b Ehsan Khan 23 Shikhar Dhawan c Tanwir Afzal b Kinchit Shah 127 Ambati Rayudu c Scott McKechnie […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of between Yorkshire and Hampshire on Tuesday at Leeds, England Hampshire trail Yorkshire by 105 runs with 5 wickets remaining Yorkshire 1st innings Adam Lyth c Liam Dawson b Ian Holland 23 Jeet Raval b Kyle Abbott 8 Harry Brook b Fidel Edwards 0 […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Standings of the County Championship Div1 on Tuesday P W L T Ded RR PTS Surrey 12 10 0 0 0 239 Somerset 12 6 2 1 0 178 Essex 12 5 4 0 0 141 Hampshire 12 4 4 0 0 133 Nottinghamshire 13 4 7 0 0 131 Yorkshire […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire on Tuesday at Bristol, England Northamptonshire trail Gloucestershire by 121 runs with 9 wickets remaining Gloucestershire 1st innings Miles Hammond c Adam Rossington b Brett Hutton 0 Chris Dent c Ben Cotton b Brett Hutton 15 James Bracey c […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of between Essex and Worcestershire on Tuesday at Chelmsford, England Essex lead Worcestershire by 158 runs with 5 wickets remaining Worcestershire 1st innings Daryl Mitchell c Adam Wheater b Jamie Porter 6 Tom Fell b Jamie Porter 0 Ollie Westbury Run Out Jamie Porter […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of between Leicestershire and Durham on Tuesday at Leicester, England Leicestershire are 316 for 8 Leicestershire 1st innings Ateeq Javid lbw Chris Rushworth 58 Sam Evans lbw Chris Rushworth 10 Colin Ackermann c Stuart Poynter b Barry McCarthy 18 Mark Cosgrove b Matthew Salisbury […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of between Middlesex and Derbyshire on Tuesday at London, England Middlesex are 350 for 8 Middlesex 1st innings Sam Robson c Wayne Madsen b Tony Palladino 134 Nick Gubbins lbw Hardus Viljoen 20 Stevie Eskinazi lbw Matthew Critchley 35 Dawid Malan c Luis Reece […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of between Kent and Glamorgan on Tuesday at Canterbury, England Kent trail Glamorgan by 93 runs with 8 wickets remaining Glamorgan 1st innings Stephen Cook c Ollie Robinson b Matt Henry 20 Nick Selman b Darren Stevens 1 Jack Murphy c Heino Kuhn b […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of between Somerset and Surrey on Tuesday at Taunton, England Surrey are 368 for 4 Surrey 1st innings Rory Burns b Tim Groenewald 78 Mark Stoneman c Craig Overton b Jamie Overton 85 Jason Roy lbw Jamie Overton 63 Dean Elgar Not Out 72 […]

Sep 18 (OPTA) - Standings of the County Championship Div2 on Tuesday P W L T Ded RR PTS Warwickshire 12 8 2 2 0 207 Kent 12 9 2 1 0 195 Sussex 12 6 3 3 0 174 Derbyshire 12 4 5 3 0 139 Middlesex 12 5 4 3 0 136 Gloucestershire […]

Former New Zealand head coach John Mitchell has been appointed as England's defence coach until the end of next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said in a statement on Tuesday.

Sep 17 (OPTA) - Super League fixtures for this week Thursday, September 20 fixtures (GMT) Huddersfield v Wigan (17:45) Friday, September 21 fixtures (GMT) Castleford v Wakefield (17:45) Saturday, September 22 fixtures (GMT) Warrington v St Helens (13:15) Hull v Catalans (15:00)

England women international 15-a-side players will become fully professional with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announcing on Monday the introduction of full-time contracts this season.

Rugby Australia will take no further action against a fan who had an altercation with loose forward Lukhan Tui at the request of the player, the organisation said on Monday.

* Fan accused loose forward of not playing with heart (Adds details, quotes)

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen proved that hindsight is always perfect on Sunday and said his side probably should have taken the opportunity to attempt a drop goal to win their Rugby Championship clash with South Africa on Saturday.

All Blacks loose forward Liam Squire has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby Championship after suffering a hand injury in Saturday's 36-34 loss to South Africa.

Mario Ledesma has already ensured Argentina will have their most successful Rugby Championship with two wins under their belts already this year but he was not about to start claiming all the credit after Saturday's win over Australia.

Australia's season teetered on the brink of chaos on Saturday after an angry fan tussled with flanker Lukhan Tui in the stands in the wake of a loss to Argentina on the Gold Coast that condemned the Wallabies to their lowest-ever world ranking.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus had exaggeratedly suggested he could be looking for a new job if his side had lost to the All Blacks on Saturday, instead a 36-34 win showed his team were moving the right way towards next year's Rugby World Cup.

Bryson DeChambeau is in the driver's seat heading into this week's season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta where FedExCup honours -- and the $10 million bonus that goes with it -- are also on the line for the 30 competitors.

Police in the United States have charged a homeless man with the murder of Celia Barquin Arozamena on Tuesday, a day after the Spanish amateur golfing champion was found dead on a golf course in Iowa.

Sep 17 (OPTA) - The PGA Fedex Cup Rankings on Sep 16 Rnk Prv Total 1. (1) Justin Thomas (US) $8,414,921 2. (2) Bryson DeChambeau (US) 7,918,089 3. (3) Dustin Johnson (US) 7,836,352 4. (4) Justin Rose (England) 7,758,678 5. (5) Brooks Koepka (US) 6,943,747 6. (6) Bubba Watson (US) 5,647,948 7. (7) Tony Finau […]

Sep 17 (OPTA) - The LPGA Rankings on Sep 10 Rnk Prv Total 1. (1) Sung Hyun Park (Korea Republic) 401.70 2. (2) Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) 450.35 3. (3) So-Yeon Ryu (Korea Republic) 332.22 4. (4) Inbee Park (Korea Republic) 244.07 5. (5) Lexi Thompson (US) 254.34 6. (6) Minjee Lee (Australia) 312.17 7. (7) […]

Sep 17 (OPTA) - The World Rankings on Sep 16 Rnk Prv Total 1. (1) Justin Rose (England) 450.79 2. (3) Brooks Koepka (US) 428.57 3. (2) Dustin Johnson (US) 445.92 4. (4) Justin Thomas (US) 469.07 5. (6) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 305.97 6. (5) Francesco Molinari (Italy) 362.76 7. (7) Jon Rahm (Spain) […]

Wu Ashun became the first player from China to win three times on the European Tour when he claimed a one-stroke triumph at the KLM Open in the Netherlands on Sunday.

Sep 16 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SundaySep 16 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SundaySep 16 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SundaySep 16 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SundaySep 16 (OPTA) […]

American Angela Stanford claimed her maiden major title at the Evian Championship on Sunday by one shot after compatriot and long-time leader Amy Olson made a double-bogey on the final hole.

British duo Ben Clarke and Sophie Brown won the Footgolf English Open at the Tilgate Forest Golf Club on Friday.

Sep 15 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SaturdaySep 15 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SaturdaySep 15 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SaturdaySep 15 (OPTA) - Scores from the LPGA Tour The Evian Championship on SaturdaySep 15 (OPTA) […]