Economics / Markets

The next governor of the Bank of England will be found in the coming months after the post is advertised for the first time on Friday.

Professional indemnity (PI) insurance will not be cheaper for restricted advisers, despite some companies "peddling" this message to the industry, according to Sense commercial director Steve Young.

Shares across the globe fell overnight as renewed fears about Germany's likelihood of approving rescue plans plagued investors once again.

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The Bank of England's chief economist Spencer Dale has warned printing more money "might do more harm than good" and could cause harm for the future.

George Soros has urged Germany to "lead or leave the euro" just days before a key ruling on the eurozone's bailout fund by Germany's constitutional court.

The dangers of 'shadow banking' must be addressed to halt future financial disasters, Financial Services Authority (FSA) executive chairman Lord Turner has said.

The Treasury Committee has promised to monitor the benefits to consumers of changes introduced as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) again said it would be sticking to its year-end implementation...

ECB president Mario Draghi has outlined details of a plan to buy unlimited amounts of eurozone nations' short-dated debt in an effort to stem the eurozone crisis.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has made a sharp cut to its forecast for UK growth in its latest interim economic assessment.