Regulation

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has urged the Money Advice Service (MAS) to expand its offerings and ‘push regulatory boundaries' in order to help to close the advice gap.

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The Department for Work and Pensions is taking lone parents off income support earlier in their child's life and returning them to work.

Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service about payment protection insurance increased year on year by 51%, and accounted for 60% of all new cases in 2011/2012.

The proportion of complaints referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) relating to independent financial advisers (IFAs) is continuing to fall.

The FSA has said it is "very conscious" of the strength of feeling from financial advisers regarding the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FCSC) levy in a written response to a recent petition from the FSCS Action Group.

Uncertainty around what the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants from the broking industry is causing the greatest concern in the market and greater clarity must be given before damage is done.

The Scottish BMA is concerned UK welfare reform legislation will lead to poorer health in Scotland.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has criticised insurance firms for inadequate planning in the run up to Solvency II in a letter distributed to firms yesterday.

The majority of MPs agree that increasing awareness of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme would improve consumer confidence and contribute to increased financial stability, according to a poll released today.