FOCUS OF THE DAY: PPI, packaged accounts and powers of attorney complaints on the increase. Consumer-related financial disputes reached a record high in the year to March 2014 as the Financial Ombudsman helped to settle 518,778 complaints, more than double last year's figure, according to a report by the appeals service. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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