FSA

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued its joint largest retail fine of £10.5m to Card Protection Plan Limited (CPP) for mis-selling insurance products.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to produce fewer and more concise consultation papers in an attempt to better connect with firms.

If an independent body is not appointed to monitor the regulator's performance, the Association of Professional Advisers (APFA) will take on the task itself, the body's chairman told members in a defiant speech last night.

The chairman designate of the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said talking to regulated businesses will be a key part of his role at the regulator, and sales incentives are at the top of his agenda.

Keith Churchouse, director of Chapters Financial, plans to launch a simplified advice platform in the New Year after earlier putting the project on hold.

UK insurers continue to exercise caution in their investment strategies despite the threat to earnings, Fitch Ratings has said.

Lord Flight has continued his broadsides against the Financial Services Authority (FSA), criticising it for taking a "tough guy, macho" approach to compensate for past failures.

Is it time for intermediaries to look at whole of life cover as more than an Inheritance Tax planning tool and to take a multi-usage approach, asks Jennifer Gilchrist.

The FSA recently responded to a provider letter airing concerns about advisers filling out medical disclosure applications. Should it be the adviser's job to exercise the necessary medical expertise? And how evolved are insurer systems to accurately capture...

While demand for private health cover may be stabilising overall, ‘very difficult times' are predicted for individual policies. Nicolas Culley finds innovation and customer service are key in fighting the channel's decline.