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The FSA’s ‘treating customers fairly’ initiative has invited scorn from advisers who said it muddied waters that were previously clear. But not everyone thinks it was worthless…
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will drift closer to becoming a regulator under a proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according to a legal expert.
The FSA wants advisers to provide 100% compensation to clients who have suffered losses, even if it was not the firm’s fault, according to a City law firm.
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IFAs are increasingly taking out business disruption insurance against regulatory investigations, according to a City law firm.
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The get-tough attitude of the FSA in response to the credit crunch has produced a second successive year of record breaking fines.
Recent moves on bribery and corruption are signs of a new approach to the issue by the FSA and SFO that will affect brokerages. Richard Burger explains
Financial advisers have been warned to tighten their data security as new powers mean they could be fined twice for breaches.
UK anti-corruption laws are tightening. Richard Burger explains their effects in the insurance arena.
The treating customers fairly principle requires firms to identify all customers who may have been missold or received poor service and invite them to claim for compensation, says law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.
Once consumers accept a Financial Ombudsman Service (Fos) award firms cannot be sued again, says Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC).
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