Women Retire With Half The Pension Pot Men Get

By Poppy Trowbridge, Consumer Affairs Correspondent A new report has revealed the scope of the gender disparity in pension savings and income. Funding retirement remains a significant challenge for many women. According to the annual State of Retirement...

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Canadians Asked To Stop 'Spocking' Bank Notes

Canadians have been asked to stop drawing Leonard Nimoy-inspired Mr Spock pictures on their $5 bank notes. For years, fans of the famous Star Trek character have been scribbling on the face of former PM Wilfrid Laurier - Canada's first Francophone...

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Barclays Grows Profits But Shrinks Bonus Pool

Barclays has announced a 12% rise in underlying annual profits to £5.5bn and confirmed a cut to bonuses as it continues to count the cost of past conduct. The profit figure, which beat City forecasts, was achieved as the bank continued to cut operating...

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Taxpayers To Meet £30m Bill For UK Coal Staff

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Taxpayers are poised to fund a multimillion pound bill to help workers at two of the UK's remaining deep coal mines as part of preparations for their closure, ministers are expected to disclose this week. Sky News understands...

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US Govt Put Apple Users At Risk Of Hacking

Millions of Apple and Android users have been vulnerable to hackers for years because of a security flaw caused by the US government, researchers say. The vulnerability - known as 'FREAK attack' - has been blamed on a government policy abandoned more...

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Amazon 'Free Trial' Advert Banned By Watchdog

A regulator has banned a direct mailing advert offering a "free trial" of Amazon's Prime delivery service, ruling it misled consumers on subscription fees. The decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) followed complaints a card offering...

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ScottishPower Sales Ban For Complaint Failure

ScottishPower has been handed a 12-day sales ban for failing to meet targets on handling customer complaints. The industry regulator said the company, a member of the so-called 'big six' energy suppliers, had agreed to temporarily stop proactive selling...

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UK Wins ECB Euro Clearing Court Fight

The Government has won a legal challenge to a European Central Bank (ECB) decision which potentially threatened thousands of jobs in the City of London. The EU's General Court ruled the ECB was wrong to insist that euro clearing house work...

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NAB Woos Investors For Yorkshire Bank Float

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor National Australia Bank (NAB) is beginning to court investors ahead of a possible flotation of its UK operations, intensifying competition for capital amid a slew of listings of British lenders. Sky News understands...

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Eurostar Stake Sale Raises £757m For Treasury

The Government has confirmed its stake in Eurostar is to be sold to a consortium of British and Canadian pension and infrastructure funds, raising almost £760m. The Chancellor George Osborne said the sale, reported by Sky News on Tuesday night, represented...

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