Treasury
Osborne rules out pre-election sale of Lloyds shares to retail investors
Chancellor George Osborne is set to rule out a sale of Lloyds Banking Group shares to retail investors before next year's general election, according to reports.
Taxing times: Good and bad tax avoidance
Taxing times: Good and bad tax avoidance
Osborne: Traders who rig markets will face jail
The Chancellor is set to announce plans to clamp down on traders who manipulate markets, while establishing a review of how these markets operate.
Richard Jeffrey: They're forever blowing bubbles
Given the nature of the financial crisis and the depth of the accompanying recession, the recovery process was always going to be a hard grind.
Lloyds shares now offer 'little value' warns manager
Investors will find little value in Lloyds Banking Group shares due to "limited" growth prospects, a UK equities manager has said.
FCA grilled for approving 'financial illiterate' to chair Co-op Bank
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been grilled by MPs over its decision to approve the appointment of Paul Flowers to chair the Co-operative bank back in 2010.
Firms support Osborne's tax clampdown on partnerships
Asset managers and wealth management firms have expressed support for the government's plans to scrutinise partnerships and LLPs in a clampdown on tax avoidance.
Moody's confident US will avoid default
Ratings agency Moody's has said it expects US politicians to reach an agreement on the country's debt ceiling, with a default "extremely unlikely".
Markets hit record highs and dollar tumbles after Fed surprise
The US Federal Reserve surprised investors and sent shares soaring after it unexpectedly opted to hold back on any tapering of its stimulus last night.
MPs to conduct spring review of RDR
A group of MPs will next year evaluate the impact of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) - with a particular focus on the ban on commission - in what represents the first independent, external probe into the RDR's influence.
US to hit debt ceiling 'by mid-October'
The US is on course to hit its debt ceiling by mid-October unless the government intervenes, according to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.
Is Carney powerless to affect gilt yields?
BOND SELL-OFF
FTSE slumps 2% as US treasury yields hit two-year high
The FTSE has tumbled as much as 2% as US ten-year yields touch two-year highs in expectation of an imminent slowdown of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing programme.
Treasury to promote Equitable compensation after damning criticism
The Treasury is to launch an advertising campaign promoting the Equitable Life compensation scheme after a damning report said its performance had been "unacceptably poor".
Can Osborne's housing plans succeed?
Banks, housebuilders and agents are expected to benefit from the government's lending schemes.
Mansion tax would cost wealthy £36k a year
A ‘mansion tax' on all homes worth more than £2m would cost the owners as much as £36,000 a year on average, according to Whitehall analysis.
Bond managers reduce treasury shorts on slower QE exit expectations
Leading strategic bond fund managers have cut their aggressive shorts on US treasuries, on the expectation the Federal Reserve may postpone plans to scale down QE if growth and inflation continue to undershoot.
ISA ban on AIM shares lifted
The government has announced new ISA rules that will make it easier for people to invest directly into small businesses.
The 10 funds bearing the brunt of bond sell-off
Over the past month losses have racked up across bond sectors after comments from the Federal Reserve signalling the end of quantitative easing spooked global markets.
'Disorderly bond yield jump' now biggest global risk
The Bank of England's Andrew Haldane has said a possible sharp rise in bond yields represents the biggest risk for financial markets at present.
The end of QE: Could the Fed start tapering this summer?
Leading bond managers have said the US Federal Reserve could start winding down its QE programme as soon as this summer, with treasury yields jumping as a result.
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