The Australian owner of the Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank is looking for options to sell or radically reform the businesses.

The mortality rate in England and Wales improved in 2011, which could have a knock-on effect on pensions, actuaries say.

The number of empty shops on the UK's High Streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.

The Chinese unit of Citigroup wins approval to launch credit cards in China, the first non-Asian bank to do so.

Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.

Macquarie Group, the largest investment bank in Australia, says it expects full year profits to drop 25% as a weak market hurts its business.

The owner of restaurant brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell reports another set of strong figures, helped by growth in China.

The head of the US Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, pushes for infrastructure deals with Vietnam worth $1.5bn (£949m).