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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to use the element of financial penalties it retains after passing cash to the Treasury to lessen fees across those it regulates.

Exeter Family Friendly has tweaked its PMI products in light of adviser demand.

The new City watchdog was last night fighting to defend its chairman amid accusations he enabled HBOS to pursue its reckless lending strategy.

Equity release sales post increase

Draft guidance has been issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in an aim to identify more clinically and cost-effective lung cancer treatment.

Legal and General has added a face-to-face counselling service to its group income protection (group IP) proposition in a bid to further tackle stress management.

The overwhelming majority of Hepatitis C sufferers have not sought any form of cover because of their diagnosis, an advice firm has reported.

Business secretary Vince Cale is pushing forward on plans to ban three former HBOS directors from acting as company directors.

Advisers have reported confidence post-RDR and a boost to business from increased protection income streams.

A direct-to-consumer online protection provider has responded to criticism that its critical illness cover is too basic, by stressing that the product will continue to develop as its simple online processes evolve.