Regulation

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has reported a 39% increase in overall complaints against financial products, with increases in claims related to self-invested person pensions (SIPPs), personal pensions and annuities.

The Co-operative Bank has said it expects to shell out a further £100m in compensation to cover "revised" estimates on claims made over the sale of PPI.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will now be publishing details of warning notices against firms and individuals before it issues enforcement proceedings against them. But in what circumstances will it name and shame individuals?

Despite fears that consumers would be unwilling to pay for financial advice post the retail distribution review (RDR), AXA's latest Big Money Index has found that one in four consumers are willing to pay for financial advice, the same number as pre-RDR....

The UK's new National Crime Agency (NCA) launched today in an effort to co-ordinate the nation's efforts to tackle high-level crime within a single agency.

The Financial Conduct Authority has stated that "there is no consistency" in the way insurance companies use private investigators (PI).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Clydesdale Bank (Clydesdale) £8.9m for failing to inform its customers clearly of their rights after the bank miscalculated the repayments on over 42,500 mortgages.

Partnership Assurance is thought to be one of the two companies the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering taking action against for inducement breaches, according to reports.

Over half of advisers (53%) have found the transition to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) either smooth or very smooth, according to new research from Zurich.

The Liberal Democrats have vowed to close tax loopholes in limited partnership firms and for private equity investors, as part of the party's action to "tackle the remaining deficit fairly".