Treasury
Treasury bank bailout architect emerges as favourite for L&G chairman role
Set to replace John Stewart
Contrarian Investor: Why the industry must step up and fill the advice gap
Regulation is not helping
IA unveils plan to boost long-term investment in the UK
Supported by Chancellor George Osborne
Lyxor cuts fees on fixed income ETFs in low-cost push
Effective from 29 January
FCA 'ready to act' against industry use of jargon
MPs have warned of next major mis-selling scandal
Financial services weigh as UK GDP growth revised down in Q3
Financial services worst hit
Does the govt want to resurrect banks' advice role?
Does the govt want to resurrect banks' advice role?
Govt and FCA launch major review of financial advice market
A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Treasury to net £700m in pensions freedom tax windfall
The Treasury will net an extra £700m in tax this year as a result of the pensions freedom and choice reforms, Hargreaves Lansdown has projected.
'Unacceptable' Lloyds hit with record £117m FCA fine over PPI
Lloyds Banking Group has been hit with a record £117m fine by the Financial Conduct Authority for mishandling of payment protection product complaints.
RBS preps for goverment stake sale with shareholder vote
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is preparing shareholders for the government to sell down its 79% stake in the lender by asking them to vote on costs related to a sale at its annual general meeting.
Jim O'Neill becomes UK Treasury minister
Economist and creator of the term 'BRICs' Jim O'Neill is to become a Treasury minister in the new government.
First UK-domiciled ETF launches: Will others follow?
This morning, China Construction Bank International (CCBI) launched the first ever ETF to be domiciled in the UK, but will others follow suit?
MPs call for inquiry into BoE liquidity investigation
The Treasury Select Committee has called for an inquiry into the initiation of a criminal investigation over the Bank of England's financial crisis liquidity auctions.
Budget 2015: Govt launches business rate review
The government has launched a review of how it calculates business rates, saying it wants to modernise the tax which is collected from businesses across England, including financial advisers.
Govt secretly briefed Which? before pensions Budget bombshell
Consumer champion Which? was one of just two organisations told about the pension reforms before last year's Budget, the organisation's executive director has said.
MPs tell FCA: Act now on retirement ‘second line of defence' or face fresh mis-selling scandal
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must establish a ‘second line of defence' for retirees ahead of pension freedom or the industry faces another major mis-selling scandal, according to MPs.
After the forex fine
After the forex fine
Risk assets will win out in a series of unfortunate events
A series of unfortunate events
Jeffrey: Climbing the wall of worry
Climbing the wall of worry
Govt U-turns on MAS role in guidance guarantee
The retirement guidance guarantee will not be delivered by the Money Advice Service (MAS), the Treasury has said, in a reversal of the government's previous announcement.
Bond yields plunge as Wall Street woes push FTSE down 2%
Core government bond yields have tumbled this afternoon, as investors rush back to safe havens and stocks slump amid widespread selling.
Treasury to reveal 'pension bank account' changes
The Treasury is to give savers more freedom on how they can take their tax-free lump sums from pension pots, with new rules allowing savers to take a portion of their pension out at any time.
FTSE hits 12-month low as risk appetite slumps again
The UK's blue chip index has shed 100 points to drop below 6,350, hitting a fresh 12-month low at the end of a volatile week for equity markets.
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