Old Mutual Global Investors' Ashton Bradbury is to retire from the group at the end of the year.

Tesco has announced its new finance director is to start the job immediately, bringing forward the appointment by two months after it yesterday revealed it had overstated half-year profits by £250m.

Barclays has been hit with a £38m fine for failing to adequately protect clients' funds, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed.

Barclays has hired former Citigroup banker Akshaya Bhargava to head up its recently restructured wealth management business, following the exit of Peter Horrell in June.

The majority of Scotland has voted to stay as part of the UK, with the 'no' campaign taking 55% of the vote, but how did this look on the ground?

Shares in the UK climbed in early trading as investors awaited the result of the Scottish referendum on independence.

Holly Mackay, the founder and MD of platform advice, research, and events firm The Platforum, has resigned from the business, the group has confirmed.

The pound could dive a further 10% in as little as a week if a 'yes' vote on Scotland is approved, witnessing a sell-off reminiscent of sterling's fall on Black Wednesday more than 20 years ago, a manager has warned.

The global economic outlook has darkened in recent months, with a slow recovery in the eurozone holding back many other economies, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said.

Shares in drinks giant SABMiller soared today after its failed attempts to buy Heineken prompted speculation the group itself could be taken over by Belgian rival Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev.