Regulation

PROTECTION WATCH

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=.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has raised concerns about the proposal to increase the financial cap on brokers' sub-class in the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) by 50% to £300m.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set out proposed changes to the funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and care services minister Paul Burstow have called on upon employers to take steps to improve the mental health of their staff and to treat it the same as other health problems.

Concerns have been expressed about the way in which the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is communicating the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) to consumers.

The government has been criticised for its insistence that the Money Advice Service (MAS) should be responsible for educating consumers about risk.