The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will push ahead with its annuity market probe, and investigate if providers' profit margins are ‘high', despite industry murmurings self-regulation goes far enough.

Alan Hughes, the former chief executive of First Direct, is to lead a £1bn bid to buy 315 branches of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

A respected think tank has raised its UK growth forecasts for this year and next but warned any recovery is dependent on consumer spending.

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People who have sold properties which are not their main homes and have not notified HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about any profit have until 9 August to do so before facing a fine.

Savers are set to lose out as the interest rate paid on longer-term savings products has hit a nine-year low, the Telegraph reports.

Pensions consultant and wealth manager Mattioli Woods has bought Thoroughbred Wealth Management (TWM) in a £6m deal.

The financial regulator has issued a fresh warning to consumers on the dangers of early pension release scams, also known as pension liberation schemes.

Shareholders in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) who are suing the bank over a £12bn rights issue made months before its near-collapse will have their first day in court tomorrow.