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The British Standards Institute (BSI) has launched a new standard for financial advice that it hopes will boost consumer confidence.
Consumer group Which? has listed absolute return funds and task-based income protection cover among a list of 'financial products to avoid'.
Comparison sites are failing to provide consumers with the best deal and should be strictly regulated, Which? has said.
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Which? has urged banks to streamline their payment protection insurance (PPI) claim process or risk exposing customers to claims management companies, after just a quarter of the promised amount of redress was paid out in 2011.
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An investigation into the quality of free equity release advice available through some intermediaries - including IFAs - has uncovered examples of what it deemed poor practice.
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IFAs around the country are charging vastly different fees for the same work and should be forced to publish transparent fee menus, Which? has said.
The Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) failure to clamp down on poor financial advice in banks and promote independent alternatives shows it is ‘hostile to consumers’, it has been claimed.
An undercover investigation has revealed widespread poor and misleading advice from financial advisers at some of the highstreet's biggest name banks.
The quality of financial advice given by advisers in high street banks and building societies has come under fire after a mystery shop by consumer watchdog Which?
Three-quarters of consumers believe the FSA failed to stand up to the banks in the run-up to the financial crisis and has not done enough to help consumers, according to Which?.
Most consumers believe the FSA failed to stand up to the banks in the run-up to the financial crisis and has not done enough to help consumers, according to a poll by Which?.
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