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The former chief executive of Singer & Friedlander, the City investment bank bought by Kaupthing, has called for the FSA to publish a report into the Icelandic banks' collapse.

A rise in UK interest rates over the next couple of months could derail the economic recovery, says a new report.

Japan's stock market lost almost 7% after its first full day of trading following the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on Friday.

Warren Buffett has emerged as one of the biggest investors to be affected by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, with estimated paper losses of $150m from his investments in reinsurers Swiss Re and Munich Re.

An alleged £1bn HBOS corporate fraud was known to former directors of the state-rescued bank, but they failed to act on the information, according to sources close to police investigators.

The wife of Standard Life's chief executive spent nearly £300,000 on a stake in the insurer, the day after the company announced it had a "good" 2010.

Defaqto has called the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) ruling to ban gender based pricing as "probably the biggest change to affect the life and protection industry for a long time."

A natural disaster, national outrage and a slanging match in Parliament between the FSA and MPs. Seven days is a long time in finance.

Insurance stocks worldwide took a big hit today in anticipation of future payouts following the huge earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan overnight.

The anticipated £140 flat-rate state pension will be equivalent to a private pension pot of £217,000, MetLife says.