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OFT investigates payday lenders

IFAonline | 24 Feb 2012 | 10:40

Payday lenders are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over concerns customers are not being treated fairly.

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Doctors demand investigation into PMI fee schedules

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to extend its private healthcare market review to include insurers’ fee schedules.

Cover | 03 Feb 2012 | 14:59
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Private hospitals face tough year as PMI income falls

The coming year promises to be a tough one for the private healthcare sector, according to a new report from analyst Laing and Buisson.

Cover | 27 Jan 2012 | 15:34

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Financial Conduct Authority should regulate consumer credit – FSCP

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has called for the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to be given full responsibility for the regulation of retail financial services, including consumer credit.

Cover | 17 Jan 2012 | 15:02
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OFT should consider healthcare trusts – Healix

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should consider healthcare trusts as the most transparent form of corporate private medical insurance (PMI), specialists have said.

Cover | 12 Jan 2012 | 10:47
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Bupa defends open referrals after doctors' criticism

Bupa has hit back at claims by doctors that its open referrals process is ‘flawed on several levels’ and limits patient choice.

Cover | 11 Jan 2012 | 15:48
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PPI regulation threat to protection industry

An industry expert has called for greater engagement by the protection industry to prevent regulation of payment protection insurance (PPI) hurting the protection market.

Cover | 04 Jan 2012 | 15:29
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Advisers and doctors demand PMI inclusion in market study

Doctors have called on the Competition Commission (CC) to expand the private healthcare market study to include the operations of private medical insurance (PMI).

Cover | 12 Dec 2011 | 11:59
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Providers hail OFT stand

Health insurers have applauded the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) decision to refer the operation of the private healthcare market to the Competition Commission (CC).

Cover | 08 Dec 2011 | 15:22
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OFT refers private healthcare market to Competition Commission

The Office of Fair Trading has referred the private healthcare market to the Competition Commission (CC) and revealed a move by the FSA, ABI and health insurers to better inform customers.

Cover | 08 Dec 2011 | 09:56
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OFT shuts down 62 debt advice firms

At least 62 debt management advice firms have had their licences cancelled in the past year after an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) review into the industry.

IFAonline | 27 Sep 2011 | 17:20
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OFT consults on legal guidance for estate agents

Estate agents and property developers who handle sales of property and land in the UK are to be issued with draft guidance on how to comply with the law.

IFAonline | 20 Sep 2011 | 09:30
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OFT review must be 'ramped up' - BIBA

Health insurers and brokers have broadly supported the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) view that the private healthcare market is ‘not working well for customers’.

Cover | 02 Sep 2011 | 13:13

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