One person has been arrested and £350000 has been frozen as part of an investigation by the Financial Services Authority FSA into alleged "boiler room" fraud.

Many readers complain that the financial institutions that are keen to take their money are less willing to answer legitimate questions. Sometimes the power of the press in the shape of Jessica our financial troubleshooter can help.

Many readers complain that the financial institutions that are keen to take their money are less willing to answer legitimate questions. Sometimes the power of the press in the shape of Jessica our financial troubleshooter can help.

The Treasury's announcement that it is to break up Lloyds Banking Group and RBS to create three new high street banks means we now have an opportunity to create the perfect bank. But what would this ideal bank be called?

Do you recall the Carlsberg ad telling us how it would run the perfect bank?

The decision for 3m Lloyds shareholders with the £13.5bn rights issue is a genuinely difficult one.

Warren Buffett has just made his biggest investment ever in buying Burlington Northern Railroad Company in the US.

It is possible to ensure withdrawals are made from investments without paying tax for up to four decades.

35000 people go bust in three months; highest since records began.

Government figures are today expected to show that the number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales hit a new high during the third quarter.

A shortage of properties coming onto the market means as many as five buyers are chasing every home for sale according to the latest figures.

Prudential has launched a new asset management business in Asia to tap into the region's Islamic population.

China confounds critics with economic growth

Northern Rock the nationalised bank has cut its mortgage rates for the fourth time in just over a month.

Since the start of March the Bank of England's base rate has been kept on hold but demands for savers' money has pushed rates higher.

What is Quantitative Easing and is it working?

Our finances may have suffered in the crisis but Matt shows us the funny side.

Even amid a recession spending on pets is going through the roof. Lucie Young encounters some extreme pampering.

The amount paid out by a lifeboat fund for workers who have lost their pensions has doubled in a year raising doubts about its future.

Mobile phone providers are offering broadband from just £6.50 a month.