Investment sector unmoved by Cable's business bank bonds

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Investment consultants and pension funds have reacted with caution to the bonds that would be created by business secretary Vince Cable's proposed ‘business bank'.

On Monday, Cable announced the government would create an investment bank designed to support growing companies. Set up with £1bn of public money matched by the private sector, it will buy loans...

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