Regulation

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has brought the social care spending cap forward to 2016 to protect funding above £72,000.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed three chairmen, including the chief executive of Nationwide, to lead the independent panels set up to represent its constituents' interests and provide independent views to the regulator.

FCA removal of commission on protection products would be a "complete disaster" but could happen, adviser network Tenet has warned.

The incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined plans to use new powers permitting it to publish details of enforcement cases, at one of the earliest stages of its proceedings.

The incoming FCA will focus on consumer expectation, even if it is "utterly unreasonable", according to a legal and regulatory compliance consultancy.

Chancellor George Osborne is to tell the electorate this week that his debt plans are in ruins, with the deadline for bringing UK debt down pushed back by many years.

The imminent Welfare Reform Act should serve as a wake-up call to the public. It will be launched on 1 April and will bring major changes to payments for thousands of people and further reinforce that reliance on the State is a fool's paradise.

A review into NHS complaints processes has been launched today by the secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is set to experience more change with its chairman's three-year term coming to an end in September.

Jeremy Hunt has launched a centre of innovation excellence with Johnson & Johnson to support healthier lifestyles in the UK.