Compliance & Regulation

Advisers need two years to implement the Consumer Duty and there are concerns about how the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will oversee the new rules, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has moved HCRG Care Group Luton's rating up from good to outstanding following an inspection in November. The service, which provides care to people at Capwell Grange...

Advisers will take a cautious approach to Covid-19 infections in their businesses with many planning to maintain staff isolation when they test positive, even if the rules are lifted in England early....

Proposed changes to the general data protection regulation (GDPR) legislation could make artificial intelligence (AI) easier to use when processing health data. This is according to Gareth Rees, senior associate in the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Richard Lloyd as interim chairman. Lloyd is the FCA’s senior independent director and will take up the post on 1 June ahead of the appointment...

Private healthcare providers should update redundancy procedures to take account of government's consultation on removing the legal requirement for healthcare workers to be double vaccinated, lawyers have said. The call follows government's...

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) staff have overwhelmingly backed strike action in protest over changes to the regulator’s pay and benefits policy announced in October. The FCA’s original proposals included adding an excess...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Direct Line Group CEO Penny James as chairwoman of its practitioner panel. James (pictured) has been a panel member since September 2020 and will take...

The Exeter has signed up to the Vulnerable Customer Charter, developed by the UK Financial Vulnerability Taskforce (FVT) to promote greater understanding and establish best practices in respect of consumer vulnerability. The...

Advisers are choosing not to force workers to return to the office amid the lifting of plan B restrictions. Last week, the UK government announced the lifting of plan B restrictions in...