Economics

Aberdeen Asset Management is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100 index on the first trading day of 2014, as investors take profits after a stunning run higher for the business recently.

Debenhams' chief financial officer Simon Herrick has resigned from his role after a profits warning on New Year's Eve sent shares plunging.

Stock markets in Asia have started the new year in the red after a lowly first session which saw Chinese shares sell off on weak manufacturing numbers.

The Government could dispose of its remaining stake in Lloyds Banking Group in 2014 through a combination of sales to retail and institutional investors, according to reports.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's global market strategist Kerry Craig outlines his key predictions for core asset classes, markets, and economies as we move in to 2014.

As 2013 draws to a close, we look back over the major news stories in an eventful year.

Business secretary Vince Cable has warned interest rates may have to rise to hold back a "raging housing boom" in London and the south-east.

The government will permit the transfer of cash saved in now-defunct child trust funds (CTFs) to junior ISAs.

The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter, confirming previous estimates, the office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has retained an AAA sovereign credit rating for the UK but says there is still a one in three chance of a downgrade next year.