Tullett Prebon CEO and Fundsmith founder Terry Smith discusses the latest UK government borrowing figures and policymakers' plans to stimulate growth.

Henderson's director of pan European equities, Tim Stevenson, discusses the rally in European markets over the past six weeks and the ECB's rumoured plan to backstop the euro by capping Spanish and Italian bond yields.

Guy Foster, head of portfolio strategy at Brewin Dolphin, discusses the progression of the eurozone crisis in light of the latest policy shift.

US-based tax lawyer Douglas Stransky considers the impact of FATCA, the onerous US tax regime which is already turning Americans into 'financial pariahs' overseas.

Shares in social networking giant Facebook have hit a new low, falling another 6% after the first lock-in period ended and its largest investors were able to sell the stock.

Former Architas multi-manager Richard Philbin has joined Hampshire-based asset manager Hasley Investment Management.

MAM Funds' Simon Callow has been adding risk back into his CF Midas Balanced Growth fund during the second quarter by increasing his positions in international equity funds.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep rates on hold and maintain QE at £375bn in August but expressed fears over sterling's continued appreciation.

The UK's unemployment rate fell in the second quarter of the year, from 8.2% to 8%, although the number of young jobseekers climbed over the period.

Billionaire investors George Soros and John Paulson have upped their stakes in the largest exchange-traded fund backed by gold as the commodity posted the largest quarterly drop since 2008.