The FTSE 100 has had the best start to a year since 1999 as investors pour billions back into global equities.

City sackings and suspensions have hit a five-year high of 1,373 affected workers, according to figures obtained from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is "playing catch-up" with automatic enrolment regulations brought in last year, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The new flat-rate state pension, set at about £144 a week and starting in April 2017, is set to be confirmed later today (Monday).

Lloyds Banking Group has fired a 'rogue trader' after it uncovered a scheme designed to inflate the executive's bonus.

The Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) hike in capital adequacy for self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers is ‘overkill' but it is unlikely the regulator will change tack, according to one provider.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again kept interest rates unchanged and quantitative easing on hold in a widely expected decision.

Global insurer Zurich has named David White as head of retail, UK life with effect from 21 January.

MF Global's UK administrator KPMG has confirmed it may be able to double payouts to customers and make its first creditor payments after a three-way settlement was agreed.

The government has won a key parliamentary vote on plans to cap benefit increases to 1% for the next three years.