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Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is set to be heavily criticised over its decision to leak details of an upcoming insurance probe to a national newspaper, inadvertently causing shares in several major life companies to plummet, according to reports....
23 March 2015
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Regulation
The government has come under fire for delaying the publication of its report into the Money Advice Service (MAS), with some suggesting the report was deliberately hidden before the upcoming general election.
12 March 2015
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Regulation
An independent review of the Money Advice Service (MAS) will recommend it cuts more than half its staff and reduce its budget by as much as 38%, according to a report.
15 December 2014
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Regulation
A strategy by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to leak details of one of its upcoming projects to a national newspaper - a decision which sparked huge falls in the share prices of several major life companies - was "high risk" and inadequate, according...
10 December 2014
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Regulation
Treasury Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie has said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must engage more with the regulated community and do more for consumers, as the City watchdog announced sweeping structural and personnel changes following a strategic...
09 December 2014
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Regulation
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is determined to shed its reputation as an anti-adviser body, its chief executive has said.
16 October 2014
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Regulation
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said the market will innovate to close any advice gaps created from changes brought in following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).
10 September 2014
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Income
The proposed role of the Money Advice Service (MAS) in delivering financial guidance to thousands of retirees is "concerning", according to Treasury Select Committee (TSC) chairman Andrew Tyrie.
21 July 2014
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Economics / Markets
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has admitted his surprise Mansion House speech last month was deliberately designed to 'shake up the markets'.
16 July 2014
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Pensions
The government's guidance guarantee will result in more people seeking regulated financial advice on decumulation, with the majority of advisers stating pension pot size will not make a difference, according to research.
03 July 2014
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