The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a former managing director at Merrill Lynch International for disclosing inside information about Punch Taverns prior to its 2009 rights issue.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has warned US treasuries, gilts and other bonds are among the 'most dangerous of assets' at current levels.

Hargreaves Lansdown shares fell sharply in morning trading as investors looked past record profits to focus on slowing business growth.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and his co-defendant Milan Mandaric have been found not guilty of attempting to cheat HMRC in the conclusion of their tax evasion trial.

UK oil leviathan BP today announced its first dividend hike since it resumed payouts a year ago, after revealing profits had soared in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Alistair Darling, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, has criticised the move to single out ex-Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief Fred Goodwin by stripping him of his knighthood.

Four men inspired by al-Qaeda have admitted planning to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange, according to the BBC.

A campaign designed to tackle what it sees as opaque charging structures in the UK investment management industry was launched today by boutique wealth manager SCM Private.

F&C Asset Management has told investors it expects to take a £2.3bn hit to its assets under management this year when Friends Life withdraws money from its annuities business.

Aviva Investors' London-based equity fund managers are at risk after the group said it is planning to cut 12% of its workforce globally in its latest shake-up.