Experts are warning that the end could be nigh for ‘zombie' companies, which are kept alive by lenient creditors but are too weak to invest or expand.

Pensioners who have paid off their mortgages are among the most wealthy people in Britain, according to research by equity release specialist Key Retirement Solutions.

Taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland could miss the deadline at the end of the year to sell 316 branches by more than two years.

Advisers are increasingly turning to blended funds as investment solutions for clients, according to figures for the first half of 2013 from multi-manager Architas.

The number of financial advisers operating in the UK has risen in the first half of the year as intermediaries re-enter the market, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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Suspended traded life settlement fund EEA Life Settlements has reported a 10% drop in the net asset value (NAV) of the vehicle.

Fraudsters have targeted network Financial, misusing its brand name and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation details.

Friends Life's UK business took a dip in the first half of the year as the company paid off a further £5m of a £6m fine levied against Sesame.