October
HomeServe suspends sales amid mis-selling probe
Home repairs group HomeServe has halted sales and marketing, and will retrain nearly 500 staff after discovering possible mis-selling
31 October 2011
Financial education petition hits the magic 100,000 signatures
Over 100,000 have signed our petition for compulsory financial education in schools. It must now be considered for a Parliamentary debate
31 October 2011
Solar subsidies to be slashed under government plans
Solar panel gains will plummet for people who install after 11 December, under government plans announced today
31 October 2011
Npower fined £2m over poor complaints handling
Npower has become the second of the big six energy firms in four months to be fined over complaints handling
31 October 2011
Leak points to solar subsidy cuts
Solar panel gains could be slashed for people who install after 8 December, according to a leaked document
28 October 2011
FSA: Why we need a packaged account crackdown
The FSA wants tougher rules on the sale of fee-paying current accounts. Its director Sheila Nicoll explains why
28 October 2011
More banks admit PPI compensation delays
Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclaycard say they are running two weeks behind schedule paying mis-selling victims
28 October 2011
Government faces petition to cap payday loan costs
An e-petition urging the Government to act on payday loans by Christmas has been launched
27 October 2011
Banks shun junior Isa launch
None of the big six banks plan to have a junior Isa in place for the launch date on Tuesday
27 October 2011
FSA rules to be tightened on packaged current accounts
Rules to ensure providers check customers are eligible to claim on insurance before selling a packaged account have been proposed
27 October 2011
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