Stamp duty weighing on luxury housing market, says Berkeley
High-end housebuilder says transaction levels in London and south-east have been hit by tax increase
Julia Kollewe
World’s super rich keep buying up luxury goods in face of wealth decline
Sales of super-yachts rose 40% last year despite number of millionaires and ultra rich falling, according to wealth report
HSBC rolls out voice and touch ID security for bank customers
High street bank and First Direct to offer 15 million customers its biometric banking software to access online and phone accounts using their fingerprint or voice. And yes, it does work if you have a cold
Top tipple: rare whisky outperforms wine and gold as 2015 investment
Leading index for scotch whisky rose 14% last year, while wine fell 0.4%, gold was down 10% and FTSE 100 index lost 4.9%
Burberry sales up but outlook for sector remains uncertain
Maker of signature trenchcoats and scarves says growth has returned in China and South Korea, though Hong Kong sales slumped by 20%
Mulberry sales show signs of recovery after difficult year
New expanded cheaper ranges boost sales in last 10 weeks, but full-year profits were down 74% to £4.5m