Ms Nidinda, who came to the country last December, moved into a flat in Pomfret Street, Toxteth, in February.

Mr Pomfret said Rathbone remained confident about the future despite ongoing stock market volatility, but said conditions generally would be tough.

Recognising the wide range of institutions and governance structures in economies that have developed favourably, Pomfret does not restrict himself to whether and to which extent each country has conformed to the recipes commonly offered by international aid agencies.

Mr Joyce was locked in an office, gagged and hooded, cut with a knife, repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat and pool cue and had darts thrown at him by Pomfret and fellow Castington inmate Gregg Newlands in 1997.

Today, at Liverpool County Court, Mr Joyce will be awarded personal injury damages from Pomfret after being beaten and knifed at the hands of him and other inmates at Castington in 1997.

Pomfret said after a sleepless night he decided not to attend the meeting, even though it would be a disappointment to Light The Sky's rider, Ed Andrewes, and other connections.

"In our view the only explanation for this coincidental series of events was that Mrs Pomfret was also murdered by Dr Shipman."

In the current uncertain circumstances Rathbones is actively promoting itself as the investment manager of choice, particularly to professional intermediaries, charity trustees and the self-invested personal pensions market and Mr Pomfret said: "Our new business figures continue to be very good."

"Frankly, if you took the list of the top 30 firms, we've looked at them all in varying degrees," chief executive Andy Pomfret told the Daily Post.

Meanwhile, the Middle Park Stakes gained two additional runners yesterday when Prix Morny winner Bad As I Wanna Be and Pomfret Lad, the Mill Reef Stakes runner-up, were supplemented.

At around 3am yesterday, they carried out the grim task of exhuming the body of 49-year-old grandmother Bianka Pomfret.

Lucie Byron, of Newsome Vaughan, carried out the legals on the deal while Richard Pomfret, of Reeves & Partners, found Zoom Digital Print as the tenant.

On March 2 this year they broke the pounds 10bn barrier, said chief executive Andy Pomfret.

However, Rathbone is still keen to forge ahead with its own bid for Rensburg and yesterday its chief executive, Andy Pomfret, urged shareholders to 'take no action in respect of the transaction.