Banking

The Government is putting the wheels in motion to develop simpler financial products.

The last batch of parents whose offspring are eligible for the child trust fund (CTF) only have a few weeks to choose where to save or invest their free cash, or face having it automatically placed in a poor-paying or risky account.

The Government today has delayed its planned increase in the state pension age, saying that thousands of women will benefit.

Two of Britain's largest banks have been told by MPs to justify their restrictions on basic account customers using rivals' cash machines.

The eurozone crisis threatens to destabilise some of the Continents' top banks, so what does that mean for savers with cash in Spanish giant Santander, which has become one of the UK's largest institutions?

Confidence in the UK's financial sector was dealt a blow today after an agency slashed the credit ratings of some of Britain's biggest financial institutions to reflect reduced Government support.

Pensioners could soon get a reduced income when buying a retirement cash stream, experts warn.

The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 31st consecutive month.

The UK economy grew at a slower rate between April and June than previously thought, official figures reveal today, as the country's recovery nearly ground to a halt.