The end of the year usually brings the obligatory look-backs and crystal ball gazing into the 12 months ahead.

Watchdogs have banned a TV advert for NatWest which boasts it opens on Saturdays.

The first products to be developed as part of a government drive to introduce 'simple' financial products with standardised features should be deposit savings and life and income protection (IP) insurance products, Treasury financial secretary Mark Hoban...

An investigation into how well the private healthcare market is working is being planned by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Today's announcement Richard Philbin is to step down as CIO of Axa Wealth's multi-manager arm Architas is a surprise to say the least and a potential concern for the group as he was a high profile figure in the IFA community.

IFA consolidator Moneygate says it has been carrying out due diligence on beleaguered national Clarkson Hill for three months with a view to making an offer but has been forced to review its position after the IFA was prevented from carrying out regulated...

The EU plans to make private lenders cover the losses of any future eurozone debt crisis which will have a knock-on effect on government bond yields.

Failed money exchange company, Crown Currency Exchange, was reported to the FSA at least three times prior to it collapsing owing £16m.

Bernard Madoff's son Mark has committed suicide, exactly two years after the biggest financial fraud in history was uncovered and his father was arrested.

Sterling will be the best-perfoming major currency next year as the UK gets its "house in order", according to forecasts from Barclays.