Category: Ombudsman
Ombudsman report causes a stir
It seems that the All Party Group's report on the Financial Ombudsman Service has caused abit of a stir. Saturday's Money Box on Radio 4 featured a debate between Chris Cummings of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers and the...
Posted by David Worsfold on January 21, 2008 11:31 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Group sets out Ombudsman views
The report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services on the future of the Financial Ombudsman Service makes several interesting recommendations. It comes out with some clear recommendations on the binding limit and the need for...
Posted by David Worsfold on January 15, 2008 9:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Hunt review will move Ombudsman forward
Lord Hunt has hit several nails firmly on the head in his review of the Financial Ombudsman Service. His demand that it breaks out of its middle class enclave is a bold one and not to everyone's liking. Similarly, he...
Posted by David Worsfold on April 14, 2008 2:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Merricks departure as Financial Ombudsman leaves a very big hole to fill but a decent legacy
Walter Merricks' decision to step down as chief ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman Service does, for once, merit the description of being the end of an era. He has been the only holder of that post in the ten years...
Posted by David Worsfold on July 6, 2009 2:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Equitable Life: it wasn't meant to be like this
The announcement yesterday by Treasury minister Mark Hoban that we are still probably at least a year away from getting compensation into the hands of Equitable Life policyholders falls some way short of the expectations that the coalition government partners...
Posted by David Worsfold on July 23, 2010 2:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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