The Financial Services Consumer Panel has today called for the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to be given full responsibility for the regulation of retail financial services, including consumer credit. Read more ...
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Inflation drop means 'hard times' for savers - Moneyfacts
- Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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The Office for National Statistics reported that the UK the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) fell during December from 4.8% to 4.2%, a slightly bigger fall than expected by many experts.
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Cartwright leaves Bluefin for Defaqto
- Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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David Cartwright has left his position as head of research and development at Bluefin to join Defaqto.
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Which? finds huge variables in adviser fees
- Monday, 16 January 2012
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Which? has found huge variations in the cost of financial adviser services nationwide.
Read more ...Claims management companies cause surge in FOS complaints
- Monday, 16 January 2012
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Claims management companies made up almost half of cases brought to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) during 2011.
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Economic think tank predicts base rate to remain static until 2016
- Monday, 16 January 2012
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Economic think-tank the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has forecast that the Bank of England base rate may not increase until 2016. It has been at 0.5 per cent since March 2009.
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Accountant sang "celebration" song after ripping off the public
- Friday, 13 January 2012
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A professional tax adviser and former Inland Revenue employee has been found guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court of trying to defraud taxpayers of £70m. He spent his cut of the stolen cash on expensive second homes, exotic holidays, works of art and luxury cars.
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Government blocks tax avoidance involving post-cessation trade relief
- Friday, 13 January 2012
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The Government is to introduce new legislation to block a tax avoidance scheme involving post-cessation trade relief.
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Association of IFAs' director general Stephen Gay to leave
- Friday, 13 January 2012
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Trade association AIFA has today announced that Stephen Gay, director general of AIFA and the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), is to leave the organisation.
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Treasury Committee wants new objectives for Financial Conduct Authority
- Friday, 13 January 2012
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The Treasury Committee has recommended that the Financial Conduct Authority should have a duty to promote competition for the benefit of consumers.
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