Compliance & Regulation
FSCS: Diversity does not happen by osmosis and luck, targets work
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said it fully supports the use of targets to achieve diverse senior leadership teams and that the process works. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and...
Read moreLammy blames Johnson for ethnic pay gap block but says Sunak would act
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy believes prime minister Boris Johnson is blocking the introduction of ethnicity pay gap reporting. The Labour MP for Tottenham said his party had already committed to the...
Read moreData intelligence is key to identifying and predicting poor advisers – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is making the most of data and intelligence as a means to find out which financial advisers are more likely to deliver poor advice, the regulator has...
Read moreLeave the traditional insurance mindset to focus on rehab for workers – Sutherland
In July, the government published its response to its consultation document, 'Health is everyone's business'. When the consultation was first published, we were disappointed to see it was close to silent on the...
Read moreAbu Dhabi confirms Golden visa applicants need health cover or face paying in full
Abu Dhabi's department of health (DoH) has clarified that Golden visa applicants not currently employed in the emirate must ensure they have valid health insurance when there. The clarifications from Abu Dhabi's...
Read moreFCA and HMT to propose tighter rules for ARs this month
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury (HMT) will be consulting this month on tighter rules for the appointed representative (AR) regime. The regulator also revealed that it plans to publish...
Read moreFOS benefits spend soars by £1m after insurer price rises but virtual GP valued
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) saw it’s workplace benefits spend including healthcare and protection cover soar by almost £1m in the last year. In its annual report the regulator said its benefits...
Read moreFOS spent £1k per case as pandemic backlog hits 90k and satisfaction drops
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) spent more than £1,000 per case in the last financial year and revealed its backlog in cases grew to more than 90,000 as the Covid pandemic hit...
Read moreCQC rates two Staffordshire mental health hospitals inadequate for second time
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated two Staffordshire mental health hospitals as inadequate for the second time in six months. The CQC inspected John Munroe Hospital, a 57-bed hospital for men...
Read moreUpdated: Indian man accused of using cobra in £3.6m life insurance scam
Updated: The accused and four co-defendants have since been acquitted of the allegations in 2023. An Indian man has been arrested after trying to stage his own death using a cobra...
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