Regulation

The FSA has outlined its timetable and intentions for dealing with the splitting of its responsibilities amongst several regulators.

The IFS School of finance has warned the All Party Parliamentary group on Insurance and Financial Services of a proliferation of "pseudo-regulators".

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) addresses the significant increases in the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy.

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has highlighted "inequality" in the current funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme FSCS).

The ABI has discounted fears of a pan European regulatory clash, as both the UK and the EU authorities overhaul their supervision of financial services.

Advisers will need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of relevant CPD each year, according to the FSA's latest Retail Distribution Review paper.

The FSA says it needs more time to consider the costs and benefits of introducing professional requirements for advisers selling pure protection.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has highlighted examples of bad protection advice from complaints referred to it during the recession.

Zurich is providing access to new online learning materials in a bid to help advisers studying for examinations for the up coming Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Long term care, mortgage and equity release qualifications could be reviewed by the FSA every three years to "ensure they remain up to date and relevant".