Two Aberdeen Asset Management employees have been killed in a road accident while cycling from Land's End to John o'Groats on a charity bike ride.

The BBC has raised £170m to help finance BBC Worldwide after tapping bond markets for the first time in its history.

Barclays has been dragged into the scandal surrounding Liberty Reserve, a US cash-transfer business accused of running the biggest money-laundering operation in American history.

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde appeared before a French magistrate yesterday to face questioning over allegations of embezzlement and fraud.

Investment Management Association (IMA) chief executive Daniel Godfrey says there is "no reason" why fund groups should not be able to agree a methodology for displaying costs more transparently by the end of 2013.

Skandia has led tributes to British Olympic sailor Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, who passed away yesterday after a Swedish catamaran capsized during a training session.

George Soros has reportedly made £40m in a day through a short position on the Australian dollar.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has intervened in a test case in which the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is accused of mis-selling interest rate swaps.

A private client adviser at wealth firm HFM Columbus Asset Management has been charged with the murder of a wealthy socialite, according to reports.

Sir Mervyn King, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England, has written to a small business owner to offer his sympathies after the man's own bank refused him a loan.