Consumers will get better protection when buying add-on insurance for items including cars and holidays under a shake-up planned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Energy companies could be forced to add QR codes to bills to help consumers monitor their energy use and switch supplier more easily, the Government says.
All the major banks have either replaced or shaken up the bonus schemes that played a big role in past mis-selling scandals – but some are still using high-risk schemes, the banking watchdog says.
4 March 2014
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