Politicians have been lining up to tell us how financially "difficult" 2011 will be, but nothing puts UK debt into perspective like the relentless building blocks of Tetris.

Tens of thousands of small businesses could be fined by the taxman in the New Year for failing to keep proper tax records.

For those who missed it, and for those who enjoyed it so much they want a second look, here are the presentations from Lansons' Richard Hobbs, M&G's Anthony Doyle and Highclere's Alan Lakey.

A family-owned hedge fund will offer investors the chance to use Twitter posts to gauge the mood of the stockmarket.

The Treasury and the FSA are proposing to extend the regulator's powers to discipline firms who flout EU regulations or decisions made under UCITS IV.

Sterling touched a three-month low against the dollar before rebounding as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) revealed continued division on interest rates while UK growth was revised down.

Ernst & Young (E&Y) "sat by silently" as Lehman Brothers tried to hide its financial problems from investors in the months before its collapse, US prosecutors have alleged in a lawsuit.

In 2011 the danger is the Euro system will put too much pressure on too many weaker countries and economies.

The Financial Ombudsman (FOS) is asking for industry opinion on whether to make its decision-making process and final rulings public.

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) will be fined by the FSA within weeks for the systematic mis-selling of risky Keydata investments, according to reports.