Grant Thornton investigated over audit
Financial Reporting Council announces it has launched a probe into how fixed-rate mortgages were incorrectly valued on the lender’s balance sheet
Crowdfunding draws in time-poor angel investors
Crowdfunding has grown in popularity as a way to connect with amateur investors who want to offer more than money, but do not want be too involved
Tata Motors profit lags estimates as domestic slowdown persists
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd , India's biggest truck and bus maker, expects lean times at home to run into next year, after higher sales at its luxury cars unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) failed...
Rates linked to jobless target
Bank of England governor Mark Carney tells the BBC that new guidance on future interest rates is about creating 'clarity' about monetary policy.
US set to move into profit on Freddie Mac
Bailed-out mortgage finance giant is on track to pay more money to the Treasury by the end of this year than the $72.3bn it received in government aid
Jaguar demand fails to lift Tata
Indian car maker Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar-Land Rover, reported a 23% drop in profits, attributed mostly to weak demand at home.
Jaguar demand fails to lift Tata
Indian car maker Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar-Land Rover, reported a 23% drop in profits, attributed mostly to weak demand at home.
What price good financial advice?
Hourly rates continue to rise, so that it now costs about £500 for help in arranging a pension contribution, or £1,500 to choose the right annuity
Barclays urged to save remittances
Campaigners pressing Barclays to keep cash transfer businesses to poorer countries present a petition signed by 25,500, including Mo Farah, to the government.
Barclays urged to save remittances
Campaigners pressing Barclays to keep cash transfer businesses to poorer countries present a petition signed by 25,500, including Mo Farah, to the government.
Hedge funds profit from return of M&A
Event arbitrage strategies have outperformed all other hedge fund trading styles so far this year, proving they are finally bearing fruit, say traders
Hedge funds profit from return of M&A
Event arbitrage strategies have outperformed all other hedge fund trading styles so far this year, proving they are finally bearing fruit, say traders
Europe's gas-fired power plants attract opportunistic investors
LONDON (Reuters) - Most of Europe's modern, efficient gas-fired power plants are losing money at the moment but some are attracting investors, who are betting on rising power prices and willing to...
BoE guidance brings forward UK rate hike expectations
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England's attempt on Wednesday to dampen interest rate hike expectations had the opposite effect as investors instead brought forward their best guess of when rates...
FTSE ends session at four-week low on monetary tightening fears
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index closed at a four-week low on Wednesday on concerns the Bank of England and the U.S. Federal Reserve may start tightening monetary policy earlier than...
Ralph Lauren sales at its own stores slow; shares fall
(Reuters) - Ralph Lauren Corp on Wednesday reported disappointing quarterly sales at its own stores, raising concerns that it is expanding too quickly, and the fashion company reiterated its forecast...
Carlyle Group swings back into profit
The company has raised over $10bn so far for its newest big US buyout fund, which it plans to cap at $12bn by the end of the year
Film and TV lift Time Warner profits
Time Warner sees its second-quarter profit jump by 87%, helped by a strong performance at its film and TV arms.
Film and TV lift Time Warner profits
Time Warner sees its second-quarter profit jump by 87%, helped by a strong performance at its film and TV arms.
AUDIO: Mo backs bank transfer campaign
Campaigners pressing Barclays to keep open cash transfer businesses to poorer countries have presented a petition to Downing Street signed by 25,500 people, including Olympic gold winner Mo Farah....
Asset management: barbell theory
Asset management, so the long-held theory goes, is dividing into winners and losers. How inconvenient, then, that reality is not playing ball
AUDIO: Are payday lenders really that bad?
A survey suggests that about half the borrowers taking out payday loans have a positive experience and almost a third would take out another.
VIDEO: Randgold 'in reasonable shape'
Randgold has reported a 62% drop in profits for the second quarter to $54.1 million. Its chief executive told the BBC the firm could cope with the reduced price of gold and was "in reasonable shape".
'Quick house sale' firms face action
Three "quick sale" companies that promise to sell properties for struggling homeowners are to be formally investigated by a regulator.
'Quick house sale' firms face action
Three "quick sale" companies that promise to sell properties for struggling homeowners are to be formally investigated by a regulator.
VIDEO: Rates held until unemployment down
UK interest rates will remain at their historic low of 0.5% until the unemployment rate has fallen to 7% or below, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said.
Rates held until unemployment falls
Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the Bank will not consider raising interest rates until the unemployment rate has fallen to 7% or below.
How the Bank's policy affects you
How the Bank's new policy on interest rates affects you
How the Bank's policy affects you
How the Bank's new policy on interest rates affects you
VIDEO: Quick sale 'plays on vulnerability'
As the Office of Fair Trading investigates three "quick sale" companies, the BBC hears from a woman who says one firm tried to knock 40% off the price it had offered for her flat.