The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has upgraded its UK growth forecast in the face of low inflation and falling unemployment figures.
Optimism among investment managers has stalled for the first time in three years, according to a survey by the Confederation of British Industry and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has issued a warning over Chancellor George Osborne's plans for the UK to "go it alone" on corporate tax reform.
The CBI business lobby group has predicted UK growth will slow in the second half of the year as productivity weakness and slower wage growth bites.
Britain's economic recovery will be at risk if Scotland votes for independence next month, the president of Britain's biggest business lobby has warned.
Alex Salmond has been accused of pressurising Scottish financial services representatives from releasing a report on independence.
Business volumes in the investment management sector were broadly flat in the three months to September, with growth expectations for the next quarter the weakest since 2011, according to PwC.
The UK will avoid falling into a 'triple-dip' recession but external forces still pose a danger to the economy, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Investment managers' optimism about their business prospects rose for the third consecutive quarter, despite difficult conditions for the financial services sector, according to the latest survey from the CBI/PwC.
The Confederation of British Industry and British Chambers of Commerce have each cut their 2012 UK GDP forecasts and called for the government to do more to prompt growth.