Co-operative Bank

Axa Wealth has launched a new financial advice service for Co-operative's retail banking customers.

Shares in RBS and Lloyds fell today as Moody's downgraded the senior debt and deposit ratings of 12 UK financial institutions, and said it expects the government will allow some smaller institutions to fail.

It's our round-up of Friday's national finance news...

Recent moves by banks to pull out of offering in-branch financial advice challenge claims they stand to benefit the most from the retail distribution review (RDR), experts argue.

Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) is exiting the financial advice arena, with the expected loss of 670 field-based advisory roles, it announced today.

Politicians and bankers are the least trustworthy professionals according to the British public.

Platform, the intermediary lender of the Co-operative Bank, is to relocate its pre-completion and customer care services centres, with up to 90 staff to be affected.

The market for green mortgages is set to grow as consumers become more environmentally aware and demand more ethical financial products.

TESCO is launching itself into the multibillion-pound mortgage lending market, says this morning's Times , to try and pick up even more financial services business.