This week on IFAonline.co.uk, we've covered FOS payouts, gifts from the Bank of England and Treasury campaigns. But how much do you remember?
The Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) executive team has earned a total of £1.442m including benefits in the 2012/13 financial year, according to its audited directors' report and financial statements published last week.
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has called for a better recognition of the rising standards in the professional advice community on the back of recently published complaints figures.
Advisers have seen the number of complaints against them soar over the past year, however figures show that more than half of the cases were dropped by the ombudsman.
The number of new complaints taken on by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) almost doubled over the past year, figures show.
The proportion of high earners referring unresolved complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) almost doubled last year, illustrating, it said, that "few people are immune" from the effects of the economic crisis.
Steve Bloor, of Open Resolution, says the Financial Ombudsman is a key defence against unscrupulous banks.