Yorkshire Building Society has raised £750m to diversify its funding and help pay for its expansion in the mortgage market.

Low interest rates are leading investors to seek riskier investments to beat inflation which could be storing up future problems in the financial system, according to the Financial Stability Board (FSB).

Payouts on 25-year endowment policies have dropped below £23,000 for the first time, with the return for saving £50 a month so low savers would have done better in cash.

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Plans to reform the state pension will be unveiled next week and are expected to include a new flat-rate scheme to start in 2015 or 2016.

The Republic of Ireland's banks need an extra €24bn (£21.2bn) to survive, bringing the total amount poured into the Irish banks since the financial crisis close to €70bn.

Tony Morris, founding director of The Money Portal, has been charged with defrauding nine pension funds of £52m, the fifth person to face prosecution in the GP Noble Trustees case.

Businesses which fail to beat their rivals should look for problems with their training and competence (T&C) regimes, wealth manager Towry says.

Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) has pledged to "pursue the value" in Lifemark bonds when it swaps compensation for investors' rights and becomes one of the largest individual investors in the fund.

Meteor Asset Management has refused to abide by a FOS order to return £15,000 to investors who lost money in its Lehman-backed plans, and could challenge the ruling in a judicial review.