UK

ON UK GROWTH

Former M&G chief executive of equities Ed Rosengarten has joined Eden Group as the head of asset management.

Old Mutual Asset Managers' head of equities Ashton Bradbury discusses his outlook for the asset class in the UK, outlining where opportunities may be found, valuations throughout the current cycle, and his attitude to risk.

Trading in London will start at 12:15, after this morning's suspension based on 'technical glitches' on the LSE, the exchange says.

Asset manager Syndicate is to focus "exclusively" on wealth management and has sought shareholder approval to operate under the lead brand of its financial planning offshoot Ashcourt Rowan.

M&G's bond vigilante Matthew Russell explains why inflation expectations should not influence the increasingly hawkish MPC on rate rises.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported an annual loss of £1.13bn for 2010, improving on the previous year but still falling short of analyst expectations.

ODDS SHORTEN ON MARCH RATE HIKE

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) hawk Andrew Sentance is calling for a 0.5% rise in the Bank of England base rate, a greater hike than he has lobbied for previously.

Gartmore's annual results, released today, show £7.2bn of assets left the firm in 2010, compared to a net inflow of £300m in 2009.