Markets

Jupiter's Tony Nutt has opened a new position in BT Group in his £37m split-cap Dividend & Growth trust.

Pension and severance payments totalling £412,000 handed to the former chief executive of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have been ruled "irregular" by the National Audit Office (NAO).

Royal Bank of Scotland has posted a pre-tax loss of £1.2bn in the third quarter, as it sets aside a further £400m to cover PPI mis-selling claims.

US stock markets powered ahead after the opening bell as private sector jobs data released today painted a much brighter picture than analysts had expected.

PRESSURE POINT

The Swiss central bank "aggressively diversified" into UK gilts in the third quarter, providing a boost to sterling, but the end of this process could be damaging to the currency, according to analysts at Nomura.

Liontrust is to launch an offshore version of its popular Special Situations unit trust early next month.

UK equities have been surprisingly resilient this year, with the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share each posting gains in the face of a raft of macroeconomic uncertainties.

Wall Street bounced back shortly after open today following a two day lock-down forced by extreme weather conditions in New York City.

Shares in BG Group have slumped 19% this morning after the oil and gas giant said it does not expect any production growth next year.