The financial services industry regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), is planning to introduce a new reporting system to issue public guidance in future on pension, investment or life insurance companies that are facing financial difficulty.
A recent example being the Equitable Life farce.
Our view:
This can only help both financial advisers and the public in making future investment decisions - particularly if they are dealing with complex investment decisions involving an 'at risk' company.
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