Legal
OFT closes down rogue debt a...
Consumer watchdogs are putting the bite on debt management firms accused of failingcustomers who are struggling to manage their money. The OFT (Office of Fair Trading) is taking licensing action again...
Osborne may scrap fuel duty...
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has said that he may cancel a previously planned increase in fuel tax this year. Gordon Brown’s Labour government had proposed a penny per litre increa...
Banks launch challenge on PP...
The British Bankers’ Association has launched a legal challenge against the Financial ServicesAuthority and the Financial Ombudsman Service, claiming they have not properly applied rulesrelating...
FSA to get tough on investme...
The Financial Services Authority is preparing to set down tough new measures on retail investment products – which may include banning some products, issuing warnings on others, and setting pric...