FSCS gives hope to customers of failed mini-bond firm
Initially it seemed as if the customers of a failed mini-bond firm would not have recourse to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), and that they would need to register [...]
ICO Annual Report looks back on an ‘unprecedented’ year
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its Annual Report for the 12 months to March 31 2019, and the data protection regulator has described that period as “unprecedented”. 2018/19 [...]
FCA chief speaks on inter-generational differences
A lot has been said recently about the different generations in the UK being polarised, whether this relates to their levels of wealth, their lifestyle or their views about Brexit [...]
FCA Annual Report focuses on consumer outcomes
‘Ensuring good consumer outcomes’ is the theme that runs through the new FCA annual report. The report also emphasises the rollout of SM&CR to all firms from December 9 2019 [...]
FCA director speaks on the regulator’s pension priorities
The pensions market is attracting a lot of publicity, and a lot of regulatory scrutiny of late. Edwin Schooling Latter, Director of Markets and Wholesale Policy at the Financial Conduct [...]
Money & Pensions Service publishes regional data on indebtedness levels
The Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) has published the results of its Over-Indebtedness survey for 2018, which shows how personal debt levels vary between different parts of the UK. In [...]