Fran Boait, campaign manager at Positive Money, looks at the role of the housing market in creating a more sustainable economy. This article originally appeared in...
The Fairbanking Ratings report indicates that banks are beginning to take action on improving their products and helping their customers. The report reviews core-banking products such...
The Global Wealth Report 2013 from Credit Suisse revealed that wealth had hit an all-time high of $241 trillion by the middle of 2013, despite challenging...
Over 1 million people are planning on turning to a payday lender to help cope with the costs of Christmas, according to a new survey. The...
The Co-operative Group may no longer keep a majority stake when the Co-op Bank floats on the stock market, with two hedge funds reportedly poised to...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has declared that it is “time for payback” for payday lenders, saying that the loan companies will be hit by higher taxes...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined how it plans to regulate consumer credit – including the payday loans industry – when it takes on the...
More than two-thirds of charitable organisations fail in obtaining loans from high street banks, according to a survey by the Charity Technology Trust (CCT) and commissioned...
A week on Sunday, the world marks five years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the spark for the worst global downturn since the Great Depression....
A government adviser has warned banks that abusive practices could hinder Britain’s economic prosperity, saying, “It is time for growth, not greed.” Lawrence Tomlinson, entrepreneur in...
Most commentators seem to agree that a return to ‘back to basics’ banking is needed if we are to avoid the kind of speculative bubbles that...
A third of global investment into clean energy took place in Europe in 2012, according to Dutch bank Rabobank. But the shockwaves of the financial crisis...
Joel Solomon, chair of Renewal Funds, on the morality and responsibility within investment and finance. The first investment I ever made was $25,000 in Stonyfield Farm, an...
The government is to conduct a study into the impact of payday loan adverts, in an effort to crack down on the irresponsible sales activity displayed...
Dutch bank Rabobank has announced it will not lend money to businesses that deal with unconventional energy extraction, including shale gas, because of the environmental and...