Lloyds Bank, which remains partly owned by the government, has sold its remaining stake in wealth management firm St James’s Place, raising £680 million. The bank...
Payday lenders have come under more fire after figures released by watchdog Ofcom found that almost 400,000 adverts for the controversial companies were shown on TV...
Israel, Jordan and Palestine have agreed to build a pipeline in order to replenishing the rapidly declining Dead Sea. In a ceremony at the headquarters of...
The implementation of responsible investment (RI) policies is ‘stagnating’, according to European-wide research. Although more investors are using RI strategies they remain ‘skin-deep’, a report by...
Conservation charities have warned that numbers of 16 out of the 107 most common birds in Britain have declined because of habitat loss, while 32 species...
China is inadequately prepared in the fight against the impacts of climate change because of a lack of planning and public awareness, the government admitted on...
Research from the Financial Services Consumer Panel has said that the annuities market is in urgent need of reform. The report argues that millions of pensioners...
Divestment groups have asked a number of institutions in Britain to come clean about links with the fossil fuels industry and drop investment. Student campaign network...
The number of energy customers switching providers is at a three-year high, after all of the big six suppliers announced price increases in 2013, figures released...
Japanese authorities have hinted that the country could be set to stand by nuclear power, despite previous assertions that the energy source – which was at...
Planners have given the green light to three renewable energy projects led by the National Trust – a hydro-powered pub in the Lake District, a marine...
Public distrust of politicians is having a corrosive impact on people’s inclination to save for retirement, according to the findings of a new survey. The research,...
As eastern China suffered record high levels of air pollution, Chinese fossil fuel shares slid whilst environmental protection stocks received a boost. Authorities in Shanghai ordered...
Britain’s largest bank is reportedly sounding out investors to assess whether to list its UK retail and banking operation. Board members at HSBC are apparently considering...
Almost half a million homes at significant risk of flooding will not be covered by the government’s new insurance scheme, as officials have not accounted for...