Economics / Markets

Chancellor George Osborne is set to announce austerity measures will be extended into 2018 and banks will face more tax in a "bleak" Autumn Statement, according to reports.

Chancellor George Osborne has given HM Revenue and Customs extra powers to tackle advisers promoting aggressive tax avoidance schemes.

The banking crisis has been as damaging to the UK economy as a world war, a top Bank of England (BoE) official has said.

Further changes to the tax relief available on pensions - as has been predicted ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement this week - may destroy public faith in saving for retirement, according to financial services consultants Punter Southall.

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As Chancellor George Osborne prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, we look at some of the main measures he may announce.

Product provider Aviva is set to cut a further 120 jobs as it continues to target cost savings of £400m.

Britain's banks face a financial black hole of up to £60bn from regulatory demands, hidden losses, and potential mis-selling costs that threaten to jeopardise future growth, the Bank of England has warned.

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National AWD Chase de Vere is to be rebranded as Chase de Vere as parent company Swiss Life has said it will drop the AWD part of its brand.