Grant Thornton investigated over audit
06:08pm 7 August 2013
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
06:03pm 7 August 2013
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
05:53pm 7 August 2013
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
05:51pm 7 August 2013
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
05:47pm 7 August 2013
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
05:29pm 7 August 2013
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
05:29pm 7 August 2013
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?
05:29pm 7 August 2013
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
05:19pm 7 August 2013
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
05:19pm 7 August 2013
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
05:17pm 7 August 2013
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
05:17pm 7 August 2013
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
05:14pm 7 August 2013
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
05:11pm 7 August 2013
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
05:10pm 7 August 2013
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
05:09pm 7 August 2013
(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
05:00pm 7 August 2013
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
04:01pm 7 August 2013
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
04:01pm 7 August 2013
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
03:52pm 7 August 2013
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
03:24pm 7 August 2013
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?
03:08pm 7 August 2013
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'
02:18pm 7 August 2013
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
02:12pm 7 August 2013
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
02:12pm 7 August 2013
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
02:00pm 7 August 2013
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
01:53pm 7 August 2013
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
01:16pm 7 August 2013
How the Bank's new policy on interest rates affects you
How the Bank's policy affects you
01:16pm 7 August 2013
How the Bank's new policy on interest rates affects you
VIDEO: Quick sale 'plays on vulnerability'
01:02pm 7 August 2013
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.