Compliance & Regulation

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to offer tax relief or other financial support for employers supporting their employees' health. CBI director-general Tony Danker (pictured) made...

MPs have warned the first year of NHS England’s three-year recovery programme is already falling short of expectations, that targets are likely to be missed and that they want a better explanation...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed its junior doctor members across England will strike for three days from Monday 13 March. The BMA said the decision followed the failure of health...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to survey 600 smaller firms to check how they are preparing for implementing the Consumer Duty. The regulator also conceded it may have not adequately explained...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken action against another life insurance lead generator as part of its crackdown on the sector. This latest action has seen the regulator ban adverts placed...

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves would not be drawn on whether she would introduce tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI) at next month's Budget. Responding to a question at the Association of...

Further tweaks to the implementation of the Consumer Duty will be needed to help firms navigate "significant" issues connected to closed life insurance books, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted. The...

Bupa Insurance chief executive Alex Perry has called for tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI), arguing that the industry is "extremely heavily taxed" and that the tax regime is limiting demand...

Building partnerships enabling investment in prevention of ill health and access to services aimed at improving the health, productivity of the UK population is one of the central commitments of the Association...

The cost to deliver advice should be the key driver to adviser charges under the Consumer Duty's price and value outcome, according to Paradigm Protect. The distributor highlighted key questions the Financial...