Compliance & Regulation
FCA mandates minimum 40% of working time in office
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is requiring its staff to spend at least 40% of their working time each month in the office. Senior leaders are being encouraged to spend a minimum...
Read moreFCA recruiting for ESG advisory committee
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is recruiting external experts for its new environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory committee, but is excluding people from firms it regulates. The committee will help the...
Read moreTruss told now is not the time for regulatory merger and benefits must be clear
Advisers are warning Liz Truss now is not the time to merge the country's financial watchdogs and any proposal to do so must clearly define any benefits the move would bring. They...
Read moreTruss would merge FCA, PRA and PSR – reports
Prime ministerial candidate frontrunner Liz Truss is considering merging the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) should she win the race to succeed...
Read morePersonal Finance Society appoints interim CEO
The Personal Finance Society (PFS), the professional body for the financial planning profession in the UK, has appointed Don MacIntyre as interim CEO. Last month the PFS board said it was recruiting...
Read moreUS House of Representatives limits insulin cost for seniors
The US House of Representatives has passed the Inflation Reduction Act which limits the cost of insulin for senior citizens enrolled in Medicare. The Act also extends the Covid expansion of Affordable...
Read moreTrust registrations boom as healthcare trustees warned about missing deadline
Healthcare trustees are being urged to register their arrangements as figures show trust registrations have soared this year with more than double last year’s total being registered in the last two months...
Read moreFCA slams protection industry for slow compliance with fair value pricing and takes action to prevent ‘significant harm’
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has slammed general insurance and pure protection manufacturers and distributors for failing to get to grips with its final rules on insurance pricing and enhanced product governance....
Read moreFCA expects insurers to tell distributors how commission affects product value
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told insurers and other providers that it expects them to tell advisers and distributors how their commission affects the value of the product for consumers. The...
Read moreSerial health insurance fraudster jailed after using grandmother’s account to pocket £24k from 130 false cash plan claims
A serial health insurance fraudster has been jailed for a year after submitting more than 130 claims worth £24,000 to multiple insurers under nine different names that seemingly targeted cash plan providers....
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