government

ON NORTH AMERICA

Graham Ashby, head of UK equities at LV= Asset Management (LVAM) looks at the prospects for the UK equity market in the face of a weak economy.

GOSLING'S GROUSE

ON UK GROWTH

SIPPs

Britain's banks were given the go-ahead last night to pay unlimited bonuses, drawing to a close a two-year political battle to rein in the City.

David Verey, the former CEO of international investment bank Lazard's UK operations, and now a senior adviser to the company, is among a group of 31 leading business figures handed advisory roles within Whitehall.

MACROECONOMIC FOCUS

I was going to do a spoof of WikiLeaks this week, after a series of more astounding revelations Americans are not big fans of the French or Italian leaders.

Economists are urging caution on the impact of the coalition government's deficit reduction plans, despite upwardly revised growth forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).