Island's finance regulator 'slammed' by Westminster

Saturday, 23 April 2016 00:00

Westminster has slammed the Island's finance regulator in its report into the £75 million Scottish Power 'miss-selling scandal':

That's the whistle-blower - an ex-Manx resident who led a campaign to help 625,000 customers found to have been fraudulently left out of pocket.

An All-Party Parliamentary Group investigated the collapse of the cash-back structure set up and insured by companies here.

The Financial Supervision Commission aided the move - it's been contacted, but refuses to comment.

MPs are looking to set up a select committee to bring those responsible to account - Alan Campbell explains what evidence in the report points to:

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