Regulator begins investigation into annuity market

Out-Law Guides

• FSA consultation on radical rule changes for with-profits mutuals

  This guide is based on the law of England and Wales. It was last updated in January 2013.

• Reforming the with-profits rules

  This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated in March 2012.

• Social care funding: opportunities for the financial services industry

  This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated in October 2011 . A recent report on the funding of social care recommends individuals should be required to contribute no more than £35,000 towards the costs of their own care in old age.

• Simple financial products

  This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated on 26th January 2011. The Government wants to encourage the development of a range of simple financial products for the mass market that "do wha...

• The FSA's 2010 with-profits review

  This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated on 20th July 2010. With-profits funds are being managed without sufficient independent challenge from with-profits committees and firms are...

• Critical illness cover: the ABI's Statement of Best Practice

  This guide is based on UK law and was last updated on 28th February 2011. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has decided to retain the term "total permanent disability" (TPD) in its revised...