UK

There is a danger that comes from the constant bombardment of macroeconomic information - increasing short-termism.

The UK's largest bond houses will meet Financial Services Secretary Lord Myners this week as the Treasury looks to accelerate growth in the private placement market.

We believe some dividend forecasts for 2010 may be too high.

The global recovery is well in line with forecasts for 2010, 2011 and 2012 looking for growth of around 4% in each year.

Since the start of the year, sterling has weakened materially against the US dollar, and slightly against the euro. For owners of UK equities this is a mixed blessing.

Lazard's Alan Clifford says UK investors need to be more creative than ever to achieve both capital appreciation and yield premiums

SVM UK Opportunities manager Neil Veitch believes M&A activity is set to increase in the UK market as sterling continues its recent slide.

Aegon's Audrey Ryan believes an increase in M&A activity will drive UK equity returns in 2010.

Thematic approach ensures Newton UK equity income manager increases distribution and income throughout a tempestuous 18 months

From an economic viewpoint, it is difficult to disagree with the consensus view UK economic growth will be challenging for the next couple of years.