The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering whether to force firms to provide clients with an annuity comparator tool after initial trials produced a dramatic increase of consumers shopping around for the best deals.
The regulator will consult later in the year on rules governing the use of the tool, which had pushed up shopping around level from 13% to 40% when tested on consumers in recent months. The FCA ...
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