UK

Financials still under pressure from unfinished business in the eurozone and the threat of downgrade for banks

The UK economy faces a choppy ride for the rest of 2011 and may be in for a tough few years, though without falling back into recession.

ON UK GROWTH

Focus on small-cap dividend payers delivers for Chelverton.

One of the neglected figures from the UK government's last Budget book is the figure for total borrowing between 2010 and 2015.

The debate about how quantifiable the skill of active managers is has been reignited again by research from Inalytics, the specialist manager evaluation firm, which concludes fund managers with no significant skill in stockpicking have still been able...

BlackRock has bought about £63m worth of shares in Jupiter, doubling its stake in the fund manager to more than 10%.

Andrew Sentance has warned against any further delay in raising rates in his last speech as a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

Business secretary Vince Cable has prompted a new confrontation with Chancellor George Osborne after warning Britain could face the "bomb" of a second financial emergency.

Apollo Multi Asset Management has launched a discretionary fund management service with six risk managed portfolios on the Novia platform.