Regulation Standards

In the second of his short series of articles to demonstrate risk management in practice, Paul Harwood explains what we can learn from financial scandals of the past

Barbara Sinkinson discusses how actuaries can keep informed about the ethical issues surrounding the use of big data

Past problems with PPI mis-selling helped to push Royal Bank of Scotland to a £2bn loss for the first six months of the year, which included £1.3bn of litigation and conduct costs related to PPI.

MPs are calling for a breakup in the structure of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and proposing a case for a new enforcement body, the Treasury Select Committee has said in a report.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced plans today to examine how effectively competition is working in the retirement income market following the introduction of pension reforms in April 2015.

A new Pensions Bill was introduced today as part of the Queen’s speech, to strengthen the regulation of master trusts pension schemes.

Brokers and adviser-broker firms will be required to disclose their charges up-front, in writing, and agree them with the seller, rather than being paid potentially variable commissions set by buyers.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is calling on trustees to prepare for changes in their annual defined contribution (DC) scheme return or risk being fined for failing to comply with the law.

Some 80% of chief financial officers (CFOs) and financial directors (FDs) have reported a fault with their planning processes when filling their solvency returns for the first time, according to research.

A flat rate on pensions tax relief is likely to affect Britain’s 4.7 million self-employed, according to the TaxPayer’s Alliance (TPA).