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.

Former City regulator Sir Howard Davies has joined the board of Prudential as a non-executive director.

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&PBS) has written to Keydata-exposed customers to say their complaints will remain unresolved for at least five more weeks.

Network the Lighthouse Group will merge its Temple and GP businesses to relaunch them under the national brand Lighthouse Financial Advice.

Lifemark, the cash strapped Luxembourg-based backer of Keydata bonds, is embroiled in a multi-millon dollar legal battle in the US Court of Appeal.

The Queen has canceled this year's Palace Christmas party in a show of "restraint" during the current age of austerity, according to a spokesperson.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman will all face radical reform under government plans to overhaul the nation's quangos.

ISA allowances for the next financial year could be as high as £10,680 as savers benefit from a Retail Price Index (RPI)-linked increase.