Regulation

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have postponed the publication of final guidance on payment protection products.

MPs have continued to heap criticism on the Money Advice Service (MAS), with questions being raised about the lack of focus in its role.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will lay down a marker to the financial services industry by widening the scope of the incoming commission ban on retail investment sales, according to a report in The Independent.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will lay down a marker to the financial services industry by widening the scope of the incoming commission ban on retail investment sales, according to a report in The Independent.

The Prime Minister has appointed Jeremy Hunt as secretary of state for health to replace Andrew Lansley who will step into the role of leader of the House of Commons.

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.