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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes its incoming Consumer Duty rules will eventually mean fewer rule changes and lower compliance costs for the industry. It emphasised the rules overhaul brought a ‘significant...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to insurance industry CEOs telling them to ensure their customers are protected from unnecessary products or add-ons and unfair penalties. And the regulator warned where...

Employers are failing to tailor and prioritise mental health benefit solutions to diverse populations in their workforce, according to Mercer. The advice firm revealed there was a disconnect between requirements for workforces...

Just 42% of advisers say they would always suggest a client puts in place children's critical illness (CI) cover before a child is born. This is according to CIExpert's Adviser Watch poll...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) claims it has cut its authorisations backlog by 40% over the last year and is trialling automated application forms. Following reports of long delays for firms and...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a timeline illustrating the dates for when firms should have implemented key elements of its incoming Consumer Duty. The regulator published the final rules for...

Bupa has extended its partnership agreement with Babylon for a further three years to deliver digital health services to the insurer's customers. The two firms have been in partnership since 2015, when...

  Bupa has launched a bitesize academy module on Supporting neurodiverse employees: a guide for managers, as part of the Bupa Academy for Workplace Health and Wellbeing. While one in seven people...

MorganAsh has updated its adviser tool help businesses better manage and evaluate consumer vulnerability. As businesses prepare for the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty, the firm has updated its MorganAsh Resilience...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the boundary between regulated financial advice and guidance across the sector. FCA executive director for markets Sarah Pritchard announced the move which could have a...