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Savers invested £350m in UK funds in September, but money flowed out of equity funds at a record level, according to latest figures published today from the Investment Association (IA), the trade body representing UK investment managers.

Traders in the investment management and banking industries are calling on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and other European trading venues to review trading hours across Europe in a bid to improve culture, diversity and wellbeing on trading floors, and create more efficient markets.

The next government should promote the UK as the global leader for investment management by ensuring a modern regulatory system that focuses on international competitiveness as well as consumer protection.