The offshore bank account details of 2,000 "high net worth individuals" and corporations - detailing massive potential tax evasion - will be handed over to the WikiLeaks organisation in London today by Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer, two days before...

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) could be merged with a proposed National Crime Agency (NCA) as ministers target corporate corruption and fraud gangs which cost the UK £30bn a year.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants has won a seat on the management board of the new European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), with two more senior FSA staff taking key roles at other EU watchdogs.

The FSCS was right to levy investment intermediaries for the collapse of Keydata, a High Court judge has ruled, dashing adviser hopes of a £32m refund.

The German economy made a strong bounce-back in 2010, growing by 3.6%, according to provisional figures from the national statistics office.

UPDATE 12pm: The FTSE is 20 points higher while other key European markets have jumped 1.3% on news Portugal has succeeded in raising £1bn in a bonds auction, easing concerns over the country's need for an EU bailout.

The financial services group Scottish Friendly has reported sales rose by nearly half in 2010.

Not owning gold during the current financial turmoil is "a form of insanity", according to Cazenove's Robin Griffiths.

A further 450,000 people will be trapped in the government's tax chaos, HM Revenue and Customs admitted yesterday.

Merger-target Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) building society is carrying out a review of its IFA network with a view to selling off its 21 advisers.