Regulation

MPs on the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) will question financial secretary Mark Hoban on the Money Advice Service (MAS) later this week.

The head of the new City watchdog John Griffiths-Jones has pledged to enforce change through the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

A comparison website has estimated a 15% life insurance rate rise for women post-Gender Directive and warned that getting in early will be vital.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has admitted any proposal in Parliament to reintroduce a 15-year complaints long-stop for financial advisers is unlikely to make it on to the statute books.

Complaints against the NHS have risen 8% rise since last year, a report has shown.

Winners of a one-year programme have been selected for their ideas on how to improve services in a bid to build more support for the NHS.

The Department of Health has announced an update on the bowel cancer campaign to promote early diagnosis.

Financial services firms have warned the cost of complying with regulations after the Financial Services Authority is split next year could rise by 20%, according to a survey by consulting firm Protiviti.

Claims management companies (CMC) that provide a poor service could now be forced to pay compensation or provide another form of redress, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced today.

NHS success will depend on the uptake of innovative ideas, the confederation has warned.