Economics / Markets

A strong performance from US and Asian stocks has helped push global equity indices to their strongest start to a year since 1998.

The "old boys network" that makes up the committees which set executive pay must end, a think tank says.

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from Aberdeen Asset Management, Rathbone Unit Trust Management and S&P Capital IQ discussed Economic Outlook.

Euro finance ministers are considering increasing the size of the eurozone's rescue funds which were set up to bail out indebted nations.

Treasury resources were 'stretched and unprepared' for the 2008 financial crisis, according to a damning new report.

Retail investors are continuing to flock to fixed income funds, topping up their positions by over £500m last month, despite the rally in equities, Investment Management Association (IMA) figures show.

The Co-operative Group's planned purchase of over 600 Lloyds branches has been thrown into further uncertainty after its chief executive conceded it "may not go ahead".

The UK economy shrank more than previously feared in the final quarter of last year, the latest official figures have revealed.

GOLD STAR

Pension funds have been urged to directly engage with companies on executive pay by leading corporate governance bodies.