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Resolution says it has "multiple routes" to complete its UK life consolidation project including further scale transactions, a series of smaller bolt-ons or a combination of the two.

Pimco's Andrew Balls believes the Bank of England could be forced into more quantitative easing to avoid an appreciation of sterling.

Henderson head of multi-manager Mark Harris remains bullish on the long-term prospects for gold and believes ‘undervalued' miners will be the biggest beneficiaries.

VAM Funds has launched a new Global Government Bond vehicle, which aims to generate cash plus returns through AAA and AA-rated sovereign securities.

Prime Minster David Cameron has warned China it must correct its trade imbalance amid concern the country is deliberately devaluing its currency to boost exports.

Gilt yields have spiked following the Bank of England's inflation report, which suggested the UK will see higher inflation in the near-term.

Government austerity measures may have to be rethought if the recovery slows, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

Net inflows of £5.1bn have surged into funds of funds over the first three quarters of 2010, higher than any other annual sales level.

Strong inflows into Prudential's asset management arm M&G and its with-profits products helped UK sales rise 3% to £548m for the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in 2009.

UK index-linked bonds have rebounded from the worst quarterly drop for almost two years as inflation fears grow following last month's better-than-expected Q3 GDP figures.