UK

Henderson's head of equities Bill McQuaker comments on the coalition's ‘shotgun wedding' and why he is still bullish on equities despite the difficult times ahead.

Speculators increased bets against sterling to record levels even after the formation of the new coalition Government, as worries escalated over the health of the UK finances.

The chief executive of M&G has decided not to buy his full allocation of shares in Prudential as part of its proposed takeover of Asian insurer AIA.

As the Government begins to outline its plans to cut the UK's burgeoning budget deficit, 7IM founder Justin Urquhart Stewart provides some novel ideas to rally the masses.

Henderson head of retail fixed income John Pattullo provides his view on a volatile few weeks for bond markets and why he expects to see jittery gilt auctions.

State investment in British business will be cut by £636m this year, as Chancellor George Osborne seeks to drive a "private sector recovery".

PSigma Asset Management has added former Gartmore and Insight manager Eric Moore to its UK team.

Investor money in poorly performing funds had doubled to £14.25bn over the past year, with Invesco Perpetual running the most ‘dog' assets under management, Bestinvest reveals.

The US Treasury has secretly resurrected plans to float Asian insurer AIA on fears the £24bn sale to Prudential could fall apart.

Robin Hepworth has warned the UK faces another financial crisis if the major retail banks are not broken up. Hepworth, a senior fund manager at Ecclesiastical, says banks will have no incentive to act more cautiously if they remain at their current size....