A slow recovery among nations using the euro is holding back the global economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said.

The chief executive and a former director of the tax specialist arm of financial group Montpelier have been cleared of cheating the public revenue of £1m, after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) dropped the case against them.

Banks need to prepare for market turmoil once central banks start to raise interest rates and unwind quantitative easing, a leading policymaker has said.

The former boss of Sainsbury's supermarket has issued a strong warning about the costs for retailers of doing business in an independent Scotland.

Aegon would establish a new registered life company in England should Scots vote for independence on 18 September.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched civil proceedings against individuals it believes have carried on regulated activities without authorisation while purporting to be a private bank.

Advice and investment firm the Beaufort Group of Companies has reversed last year's losses to post a pre-tax profit of £232,000, having grown its financial planning arm to include nine regional appointed representatives.

An industry trade body is warning investors about the risks of putting money into store pod investments advertised by a former Top Gear presenter, based on what it says are inaccuracies in the scheme's marketing material.

Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers holding Harlequin investments are set to earn £17m from investors in fees over the next ten years, according to a law firm, while the underlying investment could be virtually worthless.

Britons take their pensions earlier than workers in other EU countries, but also work later into old age, research suggests.