The FTSE100 slipped more than 1% early this morning as miners feel the pinch of lower metal prices. London's blue chip index has recovered only slightly to currently sit 47.50 points (0.84%) behind to 5589.10.

Despite an unstable stockmarket and rising political uncertainty, Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Asset Management, believes that Pakistan still offers long-term value.

The board and employees of structured products provider Dawnay Day Quantum have become 100pc owners of the company having acquired the shares previously held by Dawnay Day International (DDI), which had been placed into administration.

At least 1,000 London-based jobs at investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort are expected to be axed after parent company Allianz sold Dresdner Bank to German compatriot Commerzbank.

UK fixed interest fund managers predict a recession in gilts and no more ‘fuzzy equity' issuance, according to S&P.

Even as Leona Lewis jumped off the big red bus at the closing ceremony for the Olympics in Beijing, thoughts were already turning to London and 2012.

After several years of growing faster than the rest of the developed world, the US economy is now la...

Advisers and providers can discuss the latest innovations and challenges in retirement planning by attending the inaugural Retirement Planner Forum

Its international focus has enabled New Star's newest property fund to outperform

David Jacob has been appointed as chief investment officer and managing director of Listed Assets at Henderson Global Investors.