The executive committee of Odey Asset Management LLP - the partnership which runs Odey AM - has removed founder Crispin Odey from the partnership following allegations in the Financial Times about Mr Odey and governance at the investment firm.

Experienced editor and financial journalist Emma Ann Hughes has joined the Personal Finance Society as communications director and will take on responsibility for the CII group communication team.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has appointed Michael Cole-Fontayn as its new chairman.