Business secretary Vince Cable has warned politicians have not done enough to emphasise the scale of problems facing the UK economy or prepare consumers for the impact of spending cuts.

Social networking giant LinkedIn is set to see its share price come under pressure when restrictions on short selling the stock are lifted tomorrow, according to the FT.

PSigma's Bill Mott has tipped UK pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline to double investors' cash over the next three to five years.

Liontrust has widened the investment parameters on Anthony Cross' £89m Special Situations fund, allowing the manager to focus more of the portfolio in large-cap stocks.

Schroders is converting its £380m Strategic Bond fund into an absolute return portfolio in anticipation of rising interest rates.

Alliance Trust has won its long-running feud with activist Laxey Partners after shareholders voted against the introduction of a discount control mechanism (DCM).

Jeremy Tigue, manager of the £2.3bn Foreign & Colonial investment trust, said private equity is in line to climb in value by 10% before the end of the year.

Henderson manager to overhaul European Growth trust upon takeover from Peak in July

The Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Companies trust will be overweight domestic growth stocks when it launches next month.

BlackRock's Robin Batchelor is running a 30% underweight to oil majors in his £4.32bn World Energy fund, expecting margins will be squeezed as demand for oil intensifies and exploration costs rise.