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Major Asian markets such as Nikkei, Shanghai and Hang Seng end higher but South Korea's KOSPI closes 0.71 percent down.

Both the official and private sector data show a surge in China's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in October raising hopes of economic recovery.

Renowned broadcast journalist held for TV claims about Anonymous-leaked exchange between government and troika of rescue lenders.

Despite the UK High Court ruling Barclays will face GCH in court, the case is riddled with hurdles and difficulties

Falling global demand and sluggish domestic investments push South Korea's economic growth to three-year lows.

The joint New York and Connecticut probe into alleged Libor manipulation extends its investigation by adding nine banks to subpoena list.

Japan's Nikkei ends1.13 percent higher while KOSPI is up 0.55 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai index gain 0.21percent and 0.68 percent.

Nikkei up 0.60 percent while KOSPI gains 0.06 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices rise 0.47 and 0.15 percent.

Nikkei average closes 0.67 percent while KOSPI drops 0.67 percent. Shanghai and Hong Kong indices gain 0.07 percent and 0.31 percent.

National Australia Bank-owned Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank launch probe into Tailored Business Loan in voluntary agreement with FSA.

Germany records slides for manufacturing and services in October as demand sagged amid eurozone crisis.

Nikkei eases 0.02 percent while KOSPI drops 0.65. Shanghai and Hang Seng gain 0.35 and 0.20 percent.

KOSPI down 0.76 percent while Shanghai Composite index sheds 0.86 percent. Nikkei up 0.04 percent

Conservative MP Guto Bebb paves way for first all-party parliamentary action group against banks mis-selling derivatives to SMEs.

Emails seen by IBTimes UK show that 11 law firms are looking to coordinate on strategy when taking banks to court for allegedly mis-selling swaps

HSBC has fallen victim to a denial-of-service attack, preventing users from accessing their accounts online

Nikkei jumped 1.21 percent while KOSPI ended 0.70 percent higher. Shanghai Composite Index and Hang Seng were up 0.32 and 0.99 percent.

Future Financial Conduct Authority chiefs talks in detail about changes being made to improving the UK's financial services industry for consumers

RBS leads the losers in FTSE 100, following the collapse of its branch sale to Banco Santander.

Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and other political parties all want a dedicated inquiry into the mis-selling of derivatives and the FSA agreement

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas joins raft of politicians in calling for more action against banks mis-selling derivatives to SMEs.

Former UK home secretary and foreign Secretary sees a gulf between a core EU and periphery EU countries

Reports say that RBS suspended Chong Wen Kuang, a prominent government securities trader in relation to rigging Sibor.

Former secretary general of Muslim Council of Britain tells IBTimes UK why London is the Islamic Finance capital of Europe

Scale of mis-selling scandal highlighted in Labour party leader's conference speech.

Labour's Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury Chris Leslie writes to the FSA chief Martin Wheatley direction on mis-selling derivatives

The Business Secretary sends in Tessa Munt MP to the lobby group's conference, after the FSA revised up the estimate of products mis-sold to UK.

China's purchasing managers index remains at 49.8, below contraction indicator of 50.

The Japanese index falls 0.83 percent as business sentiments continue to be discouraging.

Martin Wheatley reveals that the UK regulator should be handed oversight for the change in how Libor is set