Endowment Mis-Selling Prudential is setting deadline for compensation claims from endowment mortgage mis-selling, industry rules allow three years from first red letter warning of shortfall 10.05.06 BBC, Financial Services
Endowment Deadlines Norwich Union and other leading providers drawing toward deadlines for endowment misselling claims, consumer group says over 4m potential claims still to emerge 18.01.06 Times, Financial Services
Guardian Life FSA has fined Guardian Life £750m over handling of cases related to mis-selling of endowment mortgages 16.01.06 BBC, Financial Services
Endowments Financial Ombudsman Service warning endowment mis-selling cases continuing at steady rate, but becoming harder to arrive at compensation decisions 24.10.05 Telegraph, Financial Services Links
Endowments Complaints to Ombudsman have soared, now running at 1300 a week, up 33% on last year 30.06.05 BBC
Endowments Prudential is refusing to pay compensation on endowments through complaint handlers, a third of payments are going in commission to third parties, Pru says it will write to principals telling them to complain direct 27.04.05 This is Money, Financial Services Links
FSA Review Regulator has said review of enforcement process will be priority this year, follows ciriticism of 'flaws' in L&G endowment case Telegraph, FSA Press Release B&B says regulation by FSA will cost added £10m 27.01.05 Telegraph
Endowments FSA rails against poor complaint handling at leading endowment providers, says ombudsman should not be used as alternative 05.01.05 Telegraph, Financial Services Links
Endowments Standard Life is reneging on promise to make up shortfalls on endowment mortagages, cites 'cruel investment environment', 600k clients affected 08.10.04 BBC, Financial Services Links
FSA Warns on Endowments A report by the FSA shows that consumers are getting better outcomes in the way their mortgage endowment complaints are handled, but the FSA stressed that there is no room for complacency 14.12.06 Financial Services Authority
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FSA Cleared L&G Insurer claims regulator said it had 'good compliance culture', 'no fundamental weaknesses' following on site inspection, L&G is defending endowment fine at FSM Tribunal hearing 24.09.04 Telegraph, Financial Services Links
L&G Endowments Legal & General salesman led young couple 'down the garden path', failed to tell them there was risk an endowment fund might end up worth less than the capital debt, three customers testifying 16.09.04 Times, Financial Services Links
L&G Endowments Lawyer Charles Flint accused FSA of unlawfully offering reduction in fine if Legal & General eschewed referring endowment case to FSMA Tribunal, claimed case driven by 'internal politicking' at FSA 15.09.04 Telegraph, Financial Services Links
Endowments FSA head John Tiner says looming tribunal case between authority and Legal & General is not definitive, loss will not undermine authority, concerns £1.1m fine for misselling endowment mortgages 07.09.04 Times, Financial Services Links