FINANCE & BANKING

Reports say JPM plans to boost bonuses for investment bankers

Royal Bank of Scotland denies plans for 'widespread' salary increases.

Most Singaporeans say they cannot afford to get sick.

Fondazione Monte dei Paschi owns a 33.5% stake in Tuscan bank.

Blockbuster's parent company, TS Operations Limited, filings show millions of pounds lost

Interest rate caps, advertising ban and political criticism weigh on the industry

From electric cars and space travel, to biometric security and bitcoin - our technology predictions for 2014.

More Swiss banks agree to co-operate with US disclosure scheme, as others make provision for fines.

Report suggests UK government looking at selling rest of 32.7% in tranches over coming months.

MPs on business select committee demand advertising controls on controversial payday lending industry.

Bitcoin was responsible for a digital gold rush in 2013; we look back at its highs and lows.

IBTimes UK takes a look at the embattled lender's controversial year

Detroit paid British auction house Christie's $200,000 to value its art collection

Europe's finance ministers seal third pillar in banking union with plan to wind down eurozone's failed banks.

HMRC hits back at the PAC report that says it is too lenient on tax avoidance

The Royal Bank of Scotland is the latest group to ban the electronic form of communication

UK's Centrica is selling three gas-fired power stations in Texas

Investigations into mortgage securities sold by RBS and Credit Suisse making progress.

A ban on Chinese financial institutions handling bitcoin sees digital currency value crash 50% in a single week.

Despite loss, National Audit Office declares Lloyds shares sell off as value for money for taxpayers.

Ex-Citi and UBS trader Hayes and former RP Martin brokers Gilmour and Farr appear at London court

Diamond, who quit Barclays amid the Libor-fixing furore, will manage Africa-focused Atlas Mara.

The Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 on Tuesday (November 26) for the first time since 2000, while the Dow and S&P ended barely changed.

Thousands of people marched throughout the streets of Lisbon on Tuesday (November 26) as Portugal's parliament gears up to vote on an austere 2014 budget.

European finance ministers gathered in Brussels on Friday (November 15) to pledge to stand by banks that are exposed as being dangerously weak by health checks next year.

A roundup of the US markets