Regulation

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has called on the government to loosen its debt reduction plans as growth forecasts are slashed for the UK.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5% for the 41st consecutive month and kept its bond-purchase target at £375bn.

A Bradford-based financial adviser has been jailed after a court found him guilty of stealing almost £400,000 from four vulnerable clients over a 16-year period.

Mark Hoban, financial secretary to the Treasury, has announced proposals that will help the authorities deal with the failure of parts of the financial system other than banks.

In the Test-Achats judgement on 1 March last year the European Court of Justice ruled that different premiums for men and women equated to sex discrimination. Gender, or relating factors, used in premium prices were banned. And here we are - five months...

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Capital Economics expects the Bank of England to cut the UK's base rate from 0.5% in an effort to stimulate growth, after last week's GDP figure showed the economy is shrinking faster than feared.

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has made six recommendations to ensure the incoming regulatory structure will be "smarter, faster and bolder" than the FSA.

The Department of Health has commissioned an national initiative to make £2.4m available for dementia support workers to complete accredited qualifications.

Online adviser support on I-E tax changes and the gender directive has been launched by LV=.