All Articles in Financial services
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Money can’t buy happiness? ASA rules that linking mood-boosting with the use of deferred payment services is irresponsible
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Can’t pay? We’ll let you delay
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ICO Issues Fine to Pension Cold Caller
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Revolut Ad passed to FCA
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ING mobile app misleading?
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Commercial spots must comply with ARPP’s “Gambling” Recommendation
Two private individuals referred a new commercial spot broadcast by the French lottery operator (La Française des Jeux) to the ARPP’s Jury of Ethical Advertisement. The jury found that this “Escape Game Loto” did not comply with ARPP’s Gambling Recommendation. Margaux Hammer reports.
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ICO fines insurance company £150,000 for failure to keep customers’ information safe
Royal & Sun Alliance has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office following the theft of nearly 60,000 customers’ information. Peter Barratt reports.
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ABI and BIBA publish vulnerable consumer code
Following concerns as to whether advantage was being taken of vulnerable consumers, the two leading UK insurance industry bodies have published a new Code of Practice on the treatment of vulnerable consumers on policy renewal. Chloe Dumoulin-Richet reports.
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FCA to examine big data and insurance
Pricing and risk profiling are just two of the areas potentially impacted by use of big data in connection with retail general insurance products such as motor and home insurance. Georgina Graham reports on the Financial Conduct Authority’s new investigation.
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Are you ready for ambush marketing?
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Help Direct warned by ICO over spam texts
Following a fine for non-registration with ICO as a data controller, financial services call centre Help Direct UK were warned by ICO over numerous spam texts offering reviews of recipients’ pension arrangements. Barney Sich reports on ICO’s action.
