HMRC will today launch a widespread investigation into British residents' offshore accounts after an amnesty for tax evaders expired yesterday.

RBS could be forced to sell some of its estimated £15m art collection amid pressure to cash in non-core assets.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will halt its investigation into the fairness of bank overdraft charges.

Aviva has avoided a £0.5m fire damage claim apparently due to the non-disclosure of a bad debt from 2004 worth a few hundred pounds.

The UK SIPP market has swollen by over half since 2007, according to Suffolk Life.

CBG Financial Services has chosen Ascentric to support its platform solution, in a bid to get ready for a post-RDR world.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation into failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing.

The FSA has hit bank Toronto Dominion's London branch with a £7m fine for repeated failings, the fourth highest fine on record.

Changes to the labels ‘independent' and ‘restricted' for the protection market will confuse advisers and consumers alike, say industry experts.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has appointed Kate Bartlett director of operations.