RBS shareholders are considering a £9bn legal claim as shares in the troubled bank plunge.

Momentum is gathering behind the UK property market but a cautious approach is needed,according to research from Reita.

The Association of Friendly Societies (AFS) has voted in favour of merging with the Association of Mutual Insurers (AMI), to create a new trade body representing the UK's mutual insurance sector.

The Dow Jones raced to a near 75-point lead in early trading on Thursday thanks in part to strong gains from aluminium giant Alcoa.

Aviva is revamping its critical illness (CI) proposition, increasing the sum assured by 400% and adding to the number of conditions covered as part of a raft of changes.

The FTSE opened buoyantly, up more than 49 points to 5,158.28, on the back of strong performance from mining companies, due to higher metal prices because of the weak dollar.

Smith & Pinching is joining IFA-owned wrap proposition Nucleus, bringing the total number of firms to more than 60.

The concept of an annuity has not changed in hundreds of years. In fact the first annuities sold were probably during Roman times where ‘annua' were sold for a fixed period or for life; but today's mortality is unprecedented in history. An annuity was...

The European Commission wants Royal Bank of Scotland to sacrifice up to 10 per cent of its small business customers as the penalty for receiving billions of pounds in state aid.

Loretta Minghella, the chief executive of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is stepping down from the post after 5 years.