Compliance & Regulation

High net worth individuals moving abroad to escape the tax burden boosting the bottom line for governments across the globe is only likely to continue. But without proper guidance from wealth planners...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England fell to 7.10 million people in March 2026, down from 7.22 million in the previous month, according to official data.  It...

Abolishing NHS England, implementing some of the government's 10 year health plan and the merger of the Payment Systems Regulator into the Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service reforms are set...

An insurer ‘just doing it’ and cancelling a joint life policy meant a woman suffering economic abuse could ‘breathe again’, according to Lauren Garrett, head of financial services at Surviving Economic Abuse...

The Consumer Duty is underpinned by behavioural science so firms need to get to grips with these ideas and think like the regulator to detect foreseeable harm, according to Tim Hogg, director...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned it will push for regulatory change where needed as it launches a review of the claims management market. The review will look at the root...

Bupa UK Insurance CEO Richard Washington and Legal & General retail CEO Laura Mason have been appointed to the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) board. Mason’s appointment follows L&G re-joining the ABI...

Protection network compliance directors have been warned to change their stance on restricting intermediaries from selling two single life policies, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aware of the issues around economic...

Income protection (IP) complaints made to insurers, advisers and other firms continued to soar in 2025 - the second consecutive year of a significant rise, according to latest data from the Financial...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) supervisory work related to inactive appointed representatives (ARs) has resulted in networks removing 11 firms, according to the regulator. As part of its review, the FCA warned...