Economics / Markets

LATIN AMERICA

Barclays Bank has agreed to compensate some customers affected by its takeover of ING Direct UK, if the move compromises savers' protection under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

A gang who made a film starring a former Eastenders actor solely as a £2.8m tax scam have been convicted at Southwark Crown Court.

Asian shares took a breather on Wednesday, struggling for traction as some investors locked in profits from the markets' recent rally while a bit of yen strength capped the upside for Japanese stocks.

Britain is on track for a triple dip recession, one of the nation's leading forecasters has signalled, as new figures on the UK's manufacturing industry dealt a blow to recovery hopes and sent sterling crashing to a fresh two-and-a-half year low.

Fears that the UK is heading for a triple-dip recession appear to have been confirmed by worse-than-expected January manufacturing data, analysts have suggested.

Investors question whether gold has lost its shine as China growth picks up and US shows signs of recovery...

Billionaire Wall Street hedge fund titan John Paulson is reportedly planning to move to Caribbean island Puerto Rico to cut his tax bill.

Lloyds Banking Group has put a 20% stake in wealth manager St James's Place (SJP) up for sale.

High net worth (HNW) investor confidence is at its highest level in three years, according to the DeVere group.