Regulation

England's chief medical officer has called for politicians to seriously tackle the threat of antimicrobial disease as they did with MRSA.

A shocked chartered financial planner has been forced to consider a re-brand after discovering his firm's website has been fraudulently cloned.

Networks Openwork and Sesame saw complaints against them at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) rise in the second half of last year, with Sesame receiving over 90% more claims.

The number of complaints sent to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) doubled in the last six months compared to the previous half year period, with Lloyds topping the list of shame.

The number of on-site ‘ARROW' inspections of insurers by the FSA has jumped 38% over the year, with 47 visits in 2012 to (to September 30) compared to 24 for 2011, according to law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP (RPC).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is proposing to give more information to whistleblowers about the cases they report to the regulator.

The number of staff at the new financial services regulator will be approaching 4,000 by the time it comes into force next month.

Personal health budgets to enable patients to have more control over their treatment have been announced by Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will not seek to pre-approve products, according to CEO-designate Martin Wheatley.

The FSA has said it will provide further guidance on short-term income protection if it received individual demand for it, according to an attendee at a meeting with the regulator yesterday.