Economics

Société Générale global strategist Albert Edwards has said Bank of England governor Mervyn King and former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan should be stripped of their knighthoods in light of the same fate befalling Fred Goodwin.

Chinese inflation jumped in January after a straight run of five monthly declines due to seasonal factors.

Hargreaves Lansdown shares fell sharply in morning trading as investors looked past record profits to focus on slowing business growth.

Hargreaves Lansdown today said it delivered record underlying profits of £72m in the second half of last year.

Shares across Asia dropped overnight as the ongoing Greek debacle continued to hit sentiment.

The US Treasury today issued updated proposals designed to fight offshore tax evasion.

Pfizer deal becomes third largest

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and his co-defendant Milan Mandaric have been found not guilty of attempting to cheat HMRC in the conclusion of their tax evasion trial.

Retail investors are twice as likely to pay more for actively-managed funds than reduced costs for index trackers, research from Lipper has revealed.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been ordered by the Isle of Man regulator to pay compensation to the family of a man following a mis-selling investigation.