The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hit Merrill Lynch International (MLI) with the largest ever fine imposed for transaction reporting failures.

HSBC is the subject of a criminal investigation by French authorities over allegations of tax evasion at its Swiss private bank.

Venture capital trust (VCT) fundraising reached a nine-year high in the last tax year, according to the data from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC.)

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy BG Group for £47bn in one of the largest deals of all time.

Changes in real interest rates have taken investors into uncharted waters in recent years. Janus' Bill Gross asks where they will go from here.

Woodford Investment Management, Ruffer, Sarasin and Invesco are among the groups backing a new share placing by Oakley Capital's private equity trust.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made it a requirement for firms to rank their annuity products against their peers and simplify the information they give to consumers in the form of wake-up packs.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will net up to $3.7bn from the sale of part of its stake in US retail bank Citizens Financial Group.

The FTSE 100 remained above the 7,000 mark early on Monday after closing at a fresh record high last week.

The firms vying to be the new Nutmeg