UK

The IMA is to create a "classy, comprehensive and responsive" help centre for fund groups looking to set up shop in the UK.

George Osborne's austerity plan came under attack today from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after it downgraded the outlook for UK growth by more than any other advanced economy.

UK consumer prices index (CPI) inflation remained unchanged at 2.8% in the year to March, after a slight rise during February.

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Despite the prospect of a triple-dip recession and yearly rises in tax on alcohol, the British are still taking to the pub in droves. Annabelle Williams looks at an alternative way to invest in the sector.

The UK will narrowly escape a triple-dip recession with economic growth for Q1 forecast to be 0.1%, acccording to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research(NIESR).

Superficially attractive equity market valuations are concealing a number of warning signs for investors, according to RWC Partners' income managers Nick Purves and Ian Lance.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned of the continuing negative outlook for the UK economy, but reaffirmed its triple A rating for the country.

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Robin King, director at Move with Us, the residential property services company, analyses trends in the private rental sector over the past 12 months.