Compliance & Regulation

Effective credible environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies implemented by financial services firms could potentially be linked to remuneration, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted. It also expects firms to account...

Health secretary Steve Barclay is yet to file evidence to the pay review body for NHS doctors and dentists despite the organisation warning him about being late 10 days ago and highlighting...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said no-one should face a barrier to accessing financial services and highlighted the importance of clear communication and transparency from insurers. The ABI issued the...

An income protection (IP) policyholder was left homeless after a claim was declined due to their mental illness, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) has told Health & Protection. The...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned firms not to engage in so called "sludge" practices such as discouraging customers from taking actions such as switching provider or in designing overly long-winded...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted the use of consultant lists by private medical insurance (PMI) providers as a method of ensuring products provide value to customers. The regulator used the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning protection product providers that simply complying with fair value rules they are already subject to will not be enough to meet Consumer Duty requirements. The...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has agreed to share the findings of its feedback from its member consultation with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) board. The consultation was instigated after the CII’s...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to the chief executives and directors of health and protection insurers and intermediaries conveying its expectations around implementation of the Consumer Duty and warning it...

Social media accounts of regulated people and unregulated influencers are an area of "growing concern" for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which revealed it has sanctioned "several" social media personalities over the...