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More on FSA Reform

The last Regulatory Roundup (Issue 26) contained articles covering the proposed revision of the regulatory system which would see the end of the FSA and the birth of the Consumer […] [...]

FSA Reform (1) – New Appointment

It has been announced that Martin Wheatley is to be the CEO of the Consumer Protection and Markets Authority (CPMA). Mr Wheatley, who was previously the CEO of the Hong […] [...]

FSA Reform (2) – Possible Delay

The Treasury Select Committee, which is looking at the reform of financial regulation, has published, in three volumes, a report which contains some interesting comments questioning the achievability (or wisdom) […] [...]

FSA Reform (3) – Progress

Putting the possibility of any delays to one side, the FSA is sending out a ‘Dear CEO’ letter from Hector Sants providing a progress update on the transition to the […] [...]

FSA Fees

It’s that time of the year again when the FSA publishes proposals for the level of FSA fees payable for the year (the FSA year runs from 1 April to […] [...]

FSA Business Plan & Financial Risk Outlook

As mentioned in the previous article, CP11/2 contains a summary business plan for 2011/12. Traditionally the FSA issues an annual Financial Risk Outlook (FRO) late January/early February – although last […] [...]

Corporate Governance: FSA Feedback

The FSA has issued a guidance consultation/feedback on governance. Although it is headed ‘Governance in retail firms’ the content is also relevant to wholesale firms. The feedback stems from a […] [...]

UCITS IV

The FSA and HM Treasury have issued a joint consultation on the implementation of UCITS IV. As will be known, there has been an increasing interest in UCITS since ‘the […] [...]

FSA Fees

As will be known, FSA Fees are governed by which FSA Fee-Block(s) a firm falls under, e.g. Fund managers are A007 and ‘Advisory only firms and advisory, arrangers, dealers, or […] [...]

FSA and Corporate Governance

The speech by the FSA’s Rosalie Langley Judd and the publication of PS10/15 (‘Effective corporate governance’ – see previous article in this Regulatory Roundup on Approved Persons) serve to demonstrate, […] [...]

Handbook Changes

Unlike its title (‘Decision Procedure and Penalties manual and Enforcement Guide review 2010’) CP10/23 is a short Consultation Paper concerning some handbook changes brought about by the Financial Services Act […] [...]

Dan Waters on Remuneration

Dan Waters, the FSA’s Asset Management Sector Leader, gave an interesting speech at the AIMA Annual Conference which might provide some comfort for those in the asset management sector that […] [...]

FSA Formalise Co-operation with FINRA

The FSA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FINRA, the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the US. The MOU is now effective and provides […] [...]

Read all about it

The FSA previously maintained a Document Viewing Facility (DVF) in the reception of the FSA building at 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf. This provided access to documents made public by […] [...]

Notification obligations

Firms will be aware of the publicity arising from the fine imposed by the FSA on Goldman Sachs International (GSI). The fine (£17.5m) is the second largest fine imposed in […] [...]

UK regulatory reform

The FSA is being broken up into the Prudential Regulation Authority (‘PRA’), as a subsidiary of the Bank of England, and a new Consumer Protection and Markets Authority (‘CPMA’). A […] [...]

FSA Chairman’s speech

Adair Turner spoke at the FSA’s Annual Public Meeting on 24 June 2010 reporting on the performance over the past year. He mentioned that it is ‘very difficult in this […] [...]

FSA Fees

The FSA has issued PS10/7 – “Consolidated Policy Statement on our fee-raising arrangements and regulatory fees and levies 2010/11”. As mentioned in Regulatory Roundup #5, fees will be a combination […] [...]

FINMAR

FINMAR will be the abbreviation given to a new Handbook module: the Financial Stability and Market Confidence Sourcebook. It is referenced in the latest consultation paper from the FSA – […] [...]

Financial Services Bill 2010

The last Regulatory Roundup provided an update on the progress of the Financial Services Bill 2010 which amends FSMA 2000. Possibly as a result of the ‘wash-up’ process following the […] [...]

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