Conflicts of interest within insurance intermediaries dealing with small businesses are not being properly managed, a review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found, in an echo of the concerns the regulator had about investment advisers that...

The official UK interest rate could settle at an average of 3% in a few years, the outgoing deputy governor of the Bank of England has predicted.

A row has broken out over the cost of setting up all of the public bodies needed in an independent Scotland.

Britain's two state-backed banks have retreated from lending to the London property market since the financial crisis, in a sign of caution amid fears of an inflating housing bubble.

US drugs giant Pfizer has withdrawn its £55 a share, £69bn takeover bid for UK pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca.

The Treasury is expected to appeal to the UK's biggest banks to increase competition in lending to small and medium-sized businesses.

How can investors protect portfolios against rising interest rates?

Does the industry overestimate the importance of volatility?

National advice firm Chase de Vere has reached a settlement with the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for an undisclosed sum to deal with claims of poor advice in relation to its sale of Keydata products.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Martin Brokers (Martins) £630,000 for misconduct relating to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).