Economics

Barclays has made increased provisions for a probe into currency market manipulation and other issues, masking a rise in adjusted pre-tax profits.

Financial services has witnessed a number of famous apologies over the years linked to fraud, rogue trading, and even train fare dodging. Investment Week remembers the most notable, and the ones which never were.

Shares in The Royal Bank of Scotland suffered a sharp fall after the bank reported a £3.5bn loss in 2014.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed GDP in the UK expanded by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014.

HSBC's senior executives have apologised to a committee of MPs for the failings in its Swiss private banking arm which meant clients avoided paying millions in tax.

Max King, portfolio manager and strategist within Investec Asset Management's multi-asset team, discusses the outlook for the FTSE 100 index as it breaks through its 1999 high.

Three prominent London Business School academics have calculated the FTSE 100 has a 50% chance of hitting the 10,000 level by 2022, following its recent record-breaking performance.

Greece has submitted a range of reforms to its European creditors in an attempt to extend its bailout programme.

Ashmore Group saw assets under management decline by 15% during the last six months of 2014, as negative investment performance and investors' adversity to emerging markets weighed on the company.

Commodities warning on global growth