One IFA is already planning his new catering career after Finance Secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban said IFAs were no more qualifed than a McDonald's shift manager.

The coalition government has announced a staggering £81bn in spending cuts, but can the economy take them?

Equitable Life with-profts annuitants (WPAs) will be paid in full from a £1.5bn compensation pay-out, with the first payments coming next year.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will receive a budget boost of £900m to crackdown on tax avoidance and claw back money owed.

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&PBS) and US hedge fund CarVal Investors have agreed a loan to save troubled Keydata backer Lifemark from liquidation.

MPs have branded the RDR an over-budget ‘fiasco' with a string of unintended consequences, and suggested it needs a re-think before implementation.

Jersey is to adopt its version of UK RDR regulations by 2014, the island's Financial Services Commission (FRC) has confirmed.

The heads of the "Big Four" accountancy firms must defend themselves to a House of Lords committee investigating their role in the recent financial crisis.

Industry practitioners are calling for financial rewards for whistleblowers to encourage exposure of fraud, a survey says.

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&PBS) has joined forces with US hedge fund CarVal in a last ditch bid to save cash-starved Lifemark from liquidation.