Schroders

Governments assembling economic rescue packages have made clear that any company wanting to use them must stop payouts to shareholders

But is yet another decade of underperformance for UK stocks really that likely?

Some market jitters ahead would not be surprising

Markets report: CRH, Smurfit and AIB gain as Bank of Ireland and PTSB lose ground

ECB announces funding handouts, pushes back rate hike

Longest US bull run in history ends as Europe stocks struggle following slump

Shareholders opposed plans to move the company’s HQ to the Netherlands

Diaspora loan fund aims to boost hotel sector while offering donor Irish passport prospects

Extreme fluctuations in US trading blight markets in Europe, though panic recedes

Market report: Ryanair nosedives as investor concern grows over industrial disruption

UK’s regulator has provisionally cleared the €4bn purchase without asking for concessions

Bank pay restrictions are said to have played a part in IBI buyout deal

London Briefing: Punishment needed if Threadneedle Street codes to be enforced

Women account for 58% of staff at junior level but only 25.5% of senior roles

German blue chips come within striking distance of their all-time highs

Stocktake: Funds sold as actively managed may actually closely follow benchmarks