MARKETS

Troubled insurance group, now led by ousted RBS CEO Stephen Hester, needs to raise £1bn

Investment of £45m in 'customer improvements' results in swathe of branch closures

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group are apparently in the running

Disney will become a major online video distributor if it buys the network

The world's largest diamond miner by market value hopes for new mining exploration licence

Jeremy Weir takes over as CEO while Mariano Marcondes Ferraz joins the board

Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev calls international negotiations after sanctions placed following Crimean referendum

Against the grain investors would have thought BP was finally turning a corner after the Deepwater disaster, but that was before Russia entered Crimea.

Troubled bank says it needs more cash after finding capital position 'weaker than initially thought'.

Swiss bank has a multi-billion euro cost cutting plan

Brent futures down 1.2% for week while US crude gains 0.6%.

Analysts expect gold to log a little more weakness before it bounces back.

Local agencies say Russian Prime Minister Medvedev told Vladimir Putin about the debt in a meeting

DFS, SCS, Carpetright, Dreams, Furniture Village and Harveys/Bensons were being probed

Timchenko is co-owner of Russia's largest private gas producer Novatek

Micex falls 3% while the currency also tumbles against the dollar

HSBC prices Royal Mail stocks at 710p

UK's regulator did the same at the beginning of March with a rare bank info request.

Reserve Bank let five private sector banks to import bullion

The Chancellor George Osborne unveiled his budget to MPs in the House of Commons.

Anyone over the age of 55 will be able to take their whole pension pot as cash from April 2015.

The Chancellor also claimed that his economic plan is for 'doers, makers and savers'.

Federation of Small Businesses and British Chambers of Commerce will join forces

Indian importers paying people to smuggle gold in flower pots, mobile phones and body cavities.

From the Golden Arches to the Swoosh sign, what is the financial worth of famous logos?

GM Mary Barra CEO appoints Jeff Boyer as Vice President, Global Vehicle Safety

Micex shares rise as initial sanctions against Moscow do not target businesses.

The UK video game industry hope the Games Tax Relief (GTR) will be given the green light

Britain's trade and investment minister backs HSBC's Global Connections report