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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is barely meeting half of its service level targets after another worsening performance in the last financial year. The regulator met its service level agreement (SLA) targets...

New technologies developed to produce Covid vaccines could lead to a cure for heart attacks and a vaccine which offers lifetime protection from HIV, according to a report from Allianz on how...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected the possibility of a no claims discount to its annual fees for firms which have no complaints upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). It...

Fewer than 100 complaints were made against advisers regarding the most common protection and health insurance products in the last year, Health & Protection can reveal. Data from the Financial Ombudsman Service...

The number of complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) fell 40% to 165,263 in 2021/22, down from 279,146 in 2020/21, but the precentage of complaints upheld rose. Overall, across the...

Female representation among senior management in the financial services industry has stagnated with little progress made in 2021, according to the annual review of the Women in Finance Charter. The government’s Women...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not believe the financial services sector is diverse and inclusive and emphasised that diversity and inclusion is a good thing for firms and the markets they...

Benenden Health has added RedArc’s range of support services to its benefits for members. It will provide members with access to emotional and practical support and advice, via telephone, throughout a member’s...

People in Canada, the United Kingdom and United States are living longer than 20 years ago but they are also living sicker for longer when doing so, according to World Health Organisation...

Today marks the end of Men’s Health Week and men’s mental health in particular has become an increasingly important issue. Covid-19 has already triggered a 25% increase in anxiety and depression across the...