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Standard & Poor's has maintained its AAA long-term credit rating for the UK and said the outlook remains stable, while warning GDP will be lower than forecast for the next three years.

Standard and Poor's (S&P) has received notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recommending a lawsuit be brought against it over a mortgage-backed security it rated in 2007.

Italy has had its sovereign debt rating cut by ratings agency Standard & Poor's as the European debt crisis continues to rumble on.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panellists from Aviva Investors, Rathbones and S&P discussed Multi-manager.

James Burns, head of the multi-manager desk at Smith & Williamson, reveals which sectors offer the most opportunities.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panellists from Aberdeen Asset Management, Standard & Poor's and Threadneedle discussed Absolute Returns.

Risk is a hot topic at the moment. The turmoil on the stock exchange has seen a big increase in market risk while Standard and Poor's has lowered their opinion of the US's credit risk.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panellists from Aberdeen Asset Management, Rathbone Unit Trust Management and Standard & Poor's discuss UK Equity Income.

Deven Sharma, the man who oversaw the downgrade of the US' credit rating earlier this month, is stepping down as president of Standard & Poor's.