IPO

Ten years on from the dotcom crash and there are still some investors out there who have yet to fully recover from that - never mind the latest - crisis.

Invesco Perpetual and M&G have pledged to invest £95m in a new UK bank launch, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Gartmore Group today announced an offer price of 220p per ordinary share for its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, valuing the company at around £676m.

The consensus view for the UK's economic outlook in recent months has been that while the worst was over, progress would be slow and consumers were in line to struggle in 2010 burdened with high unemployment and rising taxes.

Gartmore has confirmed it intends to float on the London Stock Exchange next month.

China has caught a lot of investors by surprise over the past 12 months.

Despite equalling the record for the number of successive days of gains on UK and US equity markets, it is worth noting that neither has made much ground since the turn of the year.

Thinking back to 20 years ago, there was a buzz of excitement in the investment world as investors seeking above-average returns ventured in a handful of exotic economies.

As the worlds of accounting and politics collide how can we ensure greater transparency in the private-equity industry? Are fair value standards exacerbating the credit crunch?

Hargreaves Lansdown has set its indicative offer price range as 140p to 160p per share, with 118.6m ...