Worries over the eurozone debt crisis have prompted the Ernst & Young Item Club to cut its forecast for GDP growth this year from 1.8% to 1.4%.

Clive Cowdery, the self-made insurance tycoon who gives away much of his wealth, is considering a surprise bid for the 630 bank branches being sold by Lloyds Banking Group.

A study assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a range of financial planning tools available to advisers has been published.

Some of you may (stress may) remember a billboard advertising campaign doing the rounds in the 60s, about saving for retirement.

The Legal Services Consumer Panel has called for will-writing services to be regulated after saying it was "shocked" by the poor quality of some wills uncovered in a mystery shopping exercise.

Ratings agency Moody's has said it may cut the US AAA debt rating, citing the "rising possibility" the US will default on its debt obligations.

The FSA today warned firms promoting enterprise investment schemes (EISs) and venture capital trusts (VCTs) to beware marketing the products primarily on their tax incentives.

A list of key questions advisers should ask before selecting a lead generation provider has been put together by Friends Life.

A single British ticket holder has scooped the biggest ever lottery jackpot in Europe, winning a staggering £161m in the Euromillions draw.

Ratings agency Moody's has cut the Republic of Ireland's debt rating to junk status.