Standard & Poor's (S&P) has improved Royal London's rating outlook to ‘positive', saying the life company is now a more competitive force in the UK market place.

The Government is expected to throw its weight behind the scrapping of compulsory annuitisation when it launches a consulation on pensions funding tomorrow.

Update 12pm: The FTSE dropped more than half a percentage point into the red this afternoon following a shaky morning session for banks.

The UK's public sector debt could be nearly £4trn higher than headline figures suggest, according to new research.

Two members of a 21-strong tax fraud gang have been ordered to re-pay £92.3m, in the biggest ever confiscation order secured by HMRC.

IFAs are split over whether clients should realise gains or stay invested following last month's rise in capital gains tax (CGT), according to research from 1st Exchange.

George Osborne is calling on the public to send him their best ideas on how to get more for less from our public services.

The FSA has fined an Essex-based network director for putting customers at risk of receiving unsuitable advice on payment protection insurance (PPI).

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has confirmed it will apply to become an accredited body under plans published in the FSA's latest RDR paper.

An IFA firm fined more than £20,000 by the FSA for poor pensions advice admits it failed to produce a single compliance report on pension switching in two years.