UK

It is hard to take away anything from the political party conferences unless you are a die-hard fan of the party concerned, or obsessed with politics.

Alex Schlich, senior fund manager in the UK equity team at Sanlam FOUR, believes seven years after the crash, RBS is once again a bank worth investing in

To acquire Vision Group

Faster-than-expected economic recovery

Gardhouse also sells shares

Harrison to remain deputy manager

Shares slide 34%

UK All Companies sector worst

Mark Barnett, head of UK equities at Invesco Perpetual and manager of the Edinburgh investment trust, analyses the growing pressures on listed companies from a number of sources.

Market volatility is back with a bang. Given the US equity correction, Chinese markets turning negative year-to-date, and ongoing oil price volatility, it would be easy to think everything that could go wrong has done so this year.