US billionaire Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway has been downgraded by Moody's, the ratings agency, according to The Guardian .

Life companies have hit back at action group claims they are not using their weight to pressure the Isle of Man (IoM) Government into returning all bondholders' money trapped in collapsed bank Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Isle of Man (KSFIOM).

Henderson will pay the key group of New Star staff retained after the takeover £2.9m in cash and approximately £1.34m of new shares in the group.

Abbey, which is controlled by Spanish banking juggernaut Santander, has hired the advisory firm Gleacher Shacklock to dispose of its Isle of Man offshore banking unit.

Aegon Scottish Equitable says the strain of a recession may be to blame for a marked increase in income protection (IP) claims for stress in 2008.

Barclays leads a strong start for banks on the FTSE on Thursday amid reports it is on the verge of closing the £3bn sale of its iShares business.

The shortlist for the International Fund & Product Awards 2009 has now been announced.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) will hold its fifth annual conference in London on 25-26 November.

It was very interesting to listen the other day to an online seminar about retention where the speaker was talking about the increase in sales of home safes.

Nicholas Brooks, head of research and investment strategy, ETF Securities It is well known that...