Legislation to control bonuses and improve corporate governance in the finance sector will be implemented in the next Parliamentary year, the Queen said today.

Almost half of all savers say they would be more comfortable investing in pensions and the stock market if they had some form of guarantee.

The popularity of fixed-rate mortgages continued to fall in October, with their share of the market falling to 26.3%, according to John Charcol.

First-time buyers are returning to the property market due to a drop in property prices, according to research by online credit information provider Equifax.

The UK's main measure of inflation has increased on the back of rising oil prices.

Keydata has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), meaning customers can start making claims.

The FSA is set to tighten its rules on how lenders deal with mortgage arrears and repossessions.

The Eurozone economy has left recession with economic growth of 0.4% between July and September.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has told Britain's biggest companies to keep the lid on executive pay and bonuses or risk shareholder revolts, as it steps up its campaign to improve corporate governance in UK boardrooms.

There has been much speculation on where new FSA regulations on capital adequacy will leave adviser firms.