Some of the biggest private equity firms in the City are preparing to do battle over a stake in the £800m motor insurer Hastings, Sky News understands. A pack of potential investors, led by Advent International, ...

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

The spotlight will shine on economic data out Friday including mortgage lending figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) and US durable goods orders.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Regulators are expected to go easy on the life insurance industry in the wake of a study by EU insurance watchdog EIOPA on long-term savings guarantees made to life insurance policy ...

State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans to shore up their capital with the financial regulator, removing a barrier to the government offloading its ...

Beverage giant SABMiller is expected to report a rise in annual revenues Thursday, driven by excise-driven prices increases and its product and geographical mix.

DUBAI (Reuters) - A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a win-win strategy for Saudi Arabia: saving billions of dollars of crude for export ...

British alcoholic drinks retailer First Quench is insuring a chunk of its pension liabilities with specialist provider Pension Insurance Corporation, improving retirement benefits for its 1,966 members. ...

Afferro Mining: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 279p to 100p, while keeping its buy recommendation.

The European Union is nearing a deal on long-delayed insurance rules that the bloc has touted as a regulatory benchmark for the world to follow, regulatory and policy officials said. The rules, known as ...

One in seven workers planning to retire this year will be solely reliant on the state for their income.

Soft drinks producer Britvic will release its second quarter results Wednesday.

Hastings, one of Britain’s biggest providers of motor insurance, is drawing up plans to sell a minority stake in a deal that could value the company at as much as £800m. I have learnt that Hastings Insurance ...

Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1065p to 1040p, while leaving its hold recommendation unchanged.

British Land has signed a deal to pre-let its London development, The Leadenhall Building, a joint venture with Oxford Properties.

The FTSE 100 managed to close Monday's session moderately higher, albeit at 12 year highs, after rising by 33 points to the 6,756 point mark.

Royal Bank of Scotland was in the lead after Numis raised its target price from 308p to 410p, while upgrading the stock to buy.

Employee benefits provider Personal Group has won the tender to provide its services to the UK railway infrastructure operator Network Rail.

Some economists are fond of reminding clients every now and again that there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.

Alent: Credit Suisse initiates with a target price of 430p and an outperform rating.

Long-suffering investors in UK insurance giant Aviva , of which I'm one, will be feeling slightly easier after the market's bullish response to last week's first quarter interim statement. The share price ...

One of Britain’s best-known children’s charities has struck a £63m deal to insure the risks on its pension scheme and prevent donations being diverted to retired workers.

David Cameron will meet next week with Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google, just days after a fresh political row erupted over the internet search giant's UK tax affairs. I understand that Mr Schmidt ...

UK small caps advance 0.1 percent, underperforming the wider market, with the mid-caps up 0.4 percent and the blue chips 0.3 percent firmer. Life assurance specialist Chesnara edges up 1 percent after ...

The FTSE 100 has finally ended its long-running winning streak after poor economic data from the States dampened stocks by the close of trade on Thursday.

Britain's insurers will continue to cover homes at risk of flooding under a government-backed agreement after it expires at the end of June, allowing them more time to hammer out a new deal. Otto Thoresen, ...

A significant minority of investors at Insurer Prudential voted against Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam's 2012 pay deal on Thursday, delivering a rebuke to leadership already under fire for their handling ...

Aviva -- Britain's second-biggest insurance company's logo at their office's in London -- on March 22, 2006. Aviva has said the value of new business rallied 18% in the first quarter, helped by stronger ...

LONDON (Reuters) - On approaching his 60th birthday this year, long-serving Tullow Oil boss Aidan Heavey told staff he felt "like two 30 year-olds". A handful of recent shock departures by 50-something ...

The winning streak on the FTSE 100 continued into its 11th day on Thursday as stronger-than-expected growth in Japan boosted London's benchmark index to fresh five-and-a-half-year highs.

Insurer Amlin Plc reported a 7 percent rise in gross written premiums for January-April, boosted by strong performance in its largest London-based business that predominantly covers marine and aviation ...

Standard Life, one of Britain's largest institutional investors, has launched an attack on Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) after it announced it was to cut its final dividend by 33pc earlier this year.

Non-life insurance company Amlin has said it had a good start to 2013, with 'healthy' rate increases across a number of key classes underwritten by the group.