profits

Aviva Investors has posted "inadequate profits" once again in the first half of 2015, down 22% from the figure for the same period last year, despite a slowdown in outflows.

Credit Suisse's new chief executive Tidjane Thiam has suggested the bank is considering acquiring smaller asset managers.

Standard Chartered's executive board have foregone their bonuses after the bank's profits plummeted by 25% in 2014.

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

Old Mutual Global Investors has more than doubled its adjusted operating profit in 2014, while assets under management jumped 31%.

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

Apple has reported the largest quarterly earnings in corporate history, with net profit rising to $18bn in the three months to December.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to investigate several years' worth of Tesco financial statements following the revelation the supermarket overstated profits earlier this year.

Royal Mail suffered a 21% profit fall in the half year ending 28 September 2014, but beat analysts' expectations of a 30% drop.

UK retailer Mulberry has issued a profit warning after a "greater than anticipated" decline in wholesale sales.