Northern Rock

Clive Briault, the former MD of the FSA's retail business, says it could be tough for adviser firms to meet the 2012 RDR implementation deadline, especially if they have not started preparations already.

Northern Rock will be split in two as part of a restructure, the Treasury has confirmed.

Gordon Brown will take his radical proposal to tax City trading to Britain's business leaders today, as a survey shows more than half of voters would back the plan if the proceeds went to help the poorest in society.

Royal Bank of Scotland reports third quarter losses of £1.5bn following a near tripling of its bad debts write-offs between July and September.

In September the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) published company specific complaints data for the first time while the ABI has published company aggregated data.

The European Union is set to give the go-ahead for Northern Rock to be split into two, clearing the way for a partial sale.

Financial firms may be recovering, with business volumes growing for the first time in two years, a survey has shown.

Britain's emergence from recession in 2010 will be stronger than previously thought, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Government should turn Northern Rock back into a mutual to avoid a repeat of the credit crunch, according to the Building Societies Association (BSA).

Legal & General has prepared a defence document to ward off an unwanted takeover approach from Clive Cowdery's Resolution vehicle.