Investment General

UK stocks were muted mid-morning as investors took profits and fretted once more over the outlook for Europe and the Greek debt deal.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) boss Stephen Hester is being urged to turn down a £963,000 bonus in shares awarded to him by the bank.

More than 100 London investment bankers have launched a claim in the High Court for £42m in unpaid bonuses.

A reference to RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin having insufficient experience to run an international bank was removed from the FSA's official report into the bank's near collapse, it has been revealed.

National Savings and Investments (NS&I) will reduce the interest rate on its direct saver accounts by 0.25% from today.

Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown fell almost 3% today after RBS downgraded the business from 'hold' to 'sell'.

Fidelity and Legal & General IM (LGIM) have pledged their support to Vince Cable's proposals to clamp down on boardroom pay and push for greater transparency.

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has challenged the Prime Minister to intervene in the ongoing row about RBS chief executive Stephen Hester's bonus.

Financier Allen Stanford is to stand trial in Houston on Monday charged with masterminding a $7bn 'Ponzi' scheme in which more than 20,000 people were lured by the promise of high returns.

The Post Office has launched a new issue of its popular inflation-linked savings bond.