Lloyds Banking Group

Sale to go ahead to institutional investors

Special dividend under threat

Lloyds faces biggest fines

Plans 9,000 cuts by end of 2017

Period of heavy fines has passed

UK dividend growth is set to slow in 2016, despite a record Q3 for payouts this year, as the commodity sector faces further cuts, according to the latest Capita Dividend Monitor.

Toby Strauss, the chief executive of Scottish Widows, is to exit the group after four years.

Gold shines as 'safe haven' asset

Liontrust's Jamie Clark explores how challenger banks have fared in their aim to create more competition.

Fund managers have been clamouring to add banks, including RBS and Lloyds, to their portfolios ahead of a rate rise from the Bank of England.