Regulation

Regulation

Intermediaries welcome decision to abandon 'unworkable' client money rules

The financial services watchdog has abandoned a set of "almost unworkable" policy changes to how general insurance intermediaries handle client money.

clock 17 August 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

Advisers to face tougher tax avoidance penalties

Treasury consultation released

clock 17 August 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

BoE's QE operation falters as investors refuse to part with bonds

Latest QE package

clock 10 August 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

Bank of England cuts interest rates for first time since 2009; Expands QE

Additional QE and bond purchases

clock 04 August 2016 • 3 min read

Regulation

Now Health/Best Doctors partners with RGA

Now Health has partnered with RGA following its acquisition of Best Doctors Insurance in July 2015.

clock 03 August 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

UK GDP beats expectations to rise 0.6% in Q2

Position of strength ahead of Brexit

clock 27 July 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

MPs call for 'outdated' FCA to split

Follows HBOS failures

clock 26 July 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

FCA identifies 'serious and widespread' mis-selling among ARs

The Financial Conduct Authority has identified "serious and widespread" issues on the oversight of appointed representatives.

clock 22 July 2016 • 1 min read

Income Protection

What a recent FCA paper tells us about improving access to IP

Richard Walsh investigates the possible interventions the FCA could make to bring income protection (IP) to the masses.

clock 21 July 2016 • 3 min read

Regulation

Supreme Court ruling: Collateral lies will not invalidate insurance claims

Telling a "collateral lie" will not invalidate an insurance claim, the Supreme Court has ruled.

clock 21 July 2016 • 2 min read