Three people I met this week who work in the upper echelons of Big Four accounting firms said they intended to retire soon and thereafter find a role as a non-executive director somewhere. They don't much mind what kind of business – provided it is not a bank.

Outlook "What is good for the UK economy is good for Lloyds." So said chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio as the Black Horse moved its numbers back into the black and whetted the City's appetite over an imminent sale of the taxpayer's 39 per cent stake in the bank.

The 631 branch chain will be backed by a £30 million marketing and rebranding campaign

The Independent on Sunday: Regulator accused of £110m error

£1m fund to help creative firms

Concern that new scheme will not help those with low or middle incomes

Chancellor met housebuilders and mortgage lenders to flesh out plans to underwrite £130bn of mortgage lending

More first-timers and more women are joining the upper ranks of Britain’s biggest companies, offering fresh evidence that the make-up of blue-chip boardrooms is changing for good.

Investors have become more bullish about bricks and mortar as the outlook for property has improved across the country.

Britain’s biggest high street insurer Swinton was slapped with a £7.38m fine after it was caught mis-selling “add-on” insurance to more than 650,000 people.

Investors piled into Britain’s biggest banks today as the City saw little to fear in Chancellor George Osborne’s  apparent crackdown on the financial sector.

Government to implement tighter control of bonuses in response to Parliamentary Commission's landmark report

The watchdog had misgivings over the deal to buy Lloyds branches but the pretence went on

A graduate’s first task – even before searching for a job – is to bring some order to your accounts