Regulation

Providers including banks and insurance companies may be forced to part-fund compensation costs sparked by the failure of intermediaries, after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) re-drafted proposals on funding the Financial Services Compensation...

Partnership has outlined a minimum level of qualification for advisers engaging in long term care advice and is hopeful this will be enshrined in law.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) failed consumers and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must take a "radically different approach" to regulation, a group of influential MPs has said.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is reported to be in talks with the banking industry to set a deadline for customers being able to claim for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

Royal London is calling on government to honour its initial coalition commitment to promoting mutuality in financial services.

Up to one in five of adviser firms may have missed out on extra sales, through failure to market the gender directive, according to the Protection Review.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is set to ask the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to increase the amount it levies firms by £5.3m to £23m.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) should tighten up the way some providers market their services, according to one adviser who says he is continually bombarded by providers pushing commission.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has received Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute.

The final cost to the country's banks for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling is likely to be about £25bn, according to The Times.